Company of Strangers

Company of Strangers were a short-lived rock, pop music group formed in late 1991.The group consisted of Daryl Braithwaite (ex-Sherbet) on vocals and guitar, Simon Hussey (ex-Cats Under Pressure, Australian Crawl) on keyboards and drums, Jef Scott on guitar and vocals, and James Reyne (ex-Australian Crawl) on vocals and guitar.Their debut self-titled album appeared in December 1992 via Sony Music Australia with Hussey producing.It peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold in 1993 for shipment of 35000 copies. They released four singles, "Sweet Love" (June 1992), "Motor City (I Get Lost)” (September), "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" (January 1993) and their cover version of the Beatles' "Baby, You're a Rich Man" (June 1993). Both "Sweet Love" and "Motor City" reached the ARIA Singles Chart top 30. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 Hussey won Producer of the Year for "Sweet Love", "Motor City" and "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star"; and for "Nothing to Lose" for Braithwaite. Company of Strangers was also nominated for Breakthrough Artist - Album and "Motor City" was nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Single.