Company of Strangers

Company of Strangers

Track Listings

1. Company of Strangers

2. Clearwater Highway

3. Judas My Brother

4. Little Martha

5. Gimme Gimme

6. Where I Belong

7. Down, Down, Down

8. Abandoned and Alone

9. Down and Dirty

10. Pretty Woman

11. You're the Only Reason

12. Dance With the Devil

13. Loving You Out Loud

Editorial Reviews
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Twenty-year charter members Simon Kirke and Mick Ralphs find a fresh Paul Rogers doppelganger in vocalist Robert Hart, who breathes life into the classic Bad Co. sound. --Jeff Bateman

Company of Strangers,Bad Company,Elektra / Wea,Album Rock,Arena Rock,Hard Rock,Pop,Popular Music,Rock

Company of Strangers - Brown Bag Edition
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Colin Hay is awesome!

Colin Hay at Largo In Los Angeles

As Always, Good Stuff

Colin Hay is Amazing!

colin is brilliant

Company of Strangers - Brown Bag Edition

Manufacturer: Lazy Eye America, Inc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006LACJ
Release Date: 2002-09-09

Tracks:

I Got Woken Up
Small Town Big Hell
Lucky Bastard
Company Of Strangers
No Win Situation
Dear J
Small Price To Be Free
How Long Will It Last
Lifeline
Don't Wait Up
Beautiful World
And If You Only Knew

Album Description

The 7th solo album from singer/songwriter Colin Hay (from Men at Work). This album shows Colin Hay at the top of his game. It is a most compelling work from a brilliant songwriter. The album has a full electric sound with lush string and horn arrangements. Undoubtedly his best album to date.

Customer Reviews:

Colin Hay is awesome!.......2006-05-11

My husband turned me on to Colin Hay as he and his best friend from high school were big "Men at Work" fans and subsequently followed his solo career. "Company of Strangers and "How Long Will It Last?" are beautiful, beautiful songs. I love the strings in "Company of Strangers"; it's a mesmerizing song. Of course, the lyrics on this CD are fantastic, as always, especially in "How Long Will It Last?"

This is my favorite CD right now. Buy it. You will NOT be disappointed. All of the songs are good. (The only one I skip is "Lucky Bastard" because I listen to the CD in the van with my 6-year-old and 4-year-old sons. They love Colin Hay and know the lyrics!

Incidentally, my husband and I were fortunate to have seen Colin Hay in concert at a club in Denver this past year. Colin is an OUTSTANDING performer -- funny, too! I can't wait to see him again!

Colin Hay at Largo In Los Angeles.......2006-04-09

Just saw Colin tonight in the tiny club Largo on Fairfax in Los Angeles where he is a egular since he lives here - He began the set acoustic and then brought on four others, including his wife. The set lasted about 2 hours and was filled with Colin's humor and an absolutely amazing array of his solo work and some MAW singles as well. I hadn't purchased any of his solo work, but after tonight, they are all part of my collection - "Company" being the favorite since he played many of the songs found here -

As Always, Good Stuff.......2005-12-30

You may find this one a bit sleepy at first, but stick with it. It's more mid- and slow-tempo than previous Hay albums like "Looking For Jack," "Wayfaring Sons," and "Topanga." On the first pass, only "Small Town Big Hell," "No Win Situation," "Don't Wait Up," and the haunting title track really jumped out at me. However, if you give it a few tries, songs like "I Got Woken Up," "Dear J," "How Long Will it Last" and the closer really start to grow on you. I started out mildly disappointed and ended up thinking it's among the best work he's ever done. It also features the third recording thus far of "Beautiful World," this one virtually indistinguishable from the version on "Man @ Work." It's a gorgeous song, though, so fine by me. All in all, a very worthy buy for fans of this underrated artist.

I provide the following as a checklist for Colin Completists who are stymied and frustrated by the lack of availability of his solo albums. If you wanna have it all, this is what you gotta get (wherever you can get it):
- LOOKING FOR JACK [1986, not commercially available]
- WAYFARING SONS [1990, not commercially available]
- PEAKS & VALLEYS [1992, available on import]
- TOPANGA [1994, available but expensive]
- TRANSCENDENTAL HIGHWAY [1998, available]
- GOING SOMEWHERE [2000, available]
- COMPANY OF STRANGERS [2002, available]
- MAN @ WORK [2003, available]

Good luck!

Colin Hay is Amazing!.......2005-08-19

There is so much to say about this extremely talented artist, but the other reviews have done such a fine job in doing so. Along with Jeff Lynne (of ELO), Colin Hay is one of the most talented, yet under-appreciated musicians of our time. And, this album is truly one of his finest compilations. Colin is one of the few artists that can bring me to tears with the beauty of his music (in a weak moment). :) Order this CD while you can and try to see Colin in concert. You'll see exactly what I mean.

colin is brilliant.......2004-04-03

well I have seen him twice in Australia in the last 4 years and he is not to be missed.The last time was in Melbourne I flew from Perth Western Australia to see him. I love all of his album but my favs are peaks and valleys , T>Highway and Going somewhere.
There are two sites that fans can visit my page at http//www.downundercom.tripod.com which has photos reviews , articles and mosaiscs on colin hay and men at work and also another site called http//www.menatwork.br.com

Average customer rating:

Best Bad Company CD without Paul Rodgers
Very great opening three-five tracks
Bad Company Returns To Its Roots With A New Singer
Bad Company - 'Company Of Strangers' (Eastwest)
DEFINITELY THE BEST BAD COMPANY CD WITHOUT PAUL RODGERS

Company of Strangers
Bad Company
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002HJ4
Release Date: 1995-06-06

Tracks:

Company Of Strangers
Clearwater Highway
Judas My Brother
Little Martha
Gimme Gimme
Where I Belong
Down Down Down
Abandoned And Alone
Down And Dirty
Pretty Woman
You're The Only Reason
Dance With The Devil
Loving You Out Loud

Amazon.com

Twenty-year charter members Simon Kirke and Mick Ralphs find a fresh Paul Rogers doppelganger in vocalist Robert Hart, who breathes life into the classic Bad Co. sound. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

Best Bad Company CD without Paul Rodgers.......2006-05-10

Easily this is the best Bad Company CD without Paul Rodgers and better than some of the CDs with Paul Rodgers. It's a shame the follow-up to this album "Stories Untold" (or wahtever it's called) was so bad.

Very great opening three-five tracks.......2006-02-23

The first five tracks are awesome. the rest of the cd is average

Bad Company Returns To Its Roots With A New Singer.......2005-02-15

On COMPANY OF STRANGERS, Bad Company replaces lead singer Brian Howe with the Paul Rodgers-influenced Robert Hart, returns to its roots in the Memphis-Chicago-Texas-St. Louis-Louisiana-Detroit-Philadelphia-Kansas City blues/R&B/soul/rock & roll axis, and releases its best album since 1979's DESOLATION ANGELS. Gone are all the pop affectations of the last five albums, replaced with a raw, dry sound reminiscent of the first three albums and any number of Southern boogie bands. There are numerous great rockers here, but the most riveting moment is the ballad "Little Martha", a sad tale of child mortality that reminds me of seeing children's tombstones while hiking around historical sites to get in shape for my favorite female celebrities. I'd love to ask a cute girl for a dance to this one and the first five with Rodgers, even if this girl doesn't quite fit that "little mold" that others think she should.

Bad Company - 'Company Of Strangers' (Eastwest).......2005-02-08

The very first time I ever heard this CD,I thought that MAYBE Paul Rodgers was back in the band.Okay,THAT-I admit was wishful thinking.New(at the time of this release)vocalist Robert Hart fits in quite well with the long running veteran blues hard hard outfit.Some of the better cuts here include "Where I Belong",the radio friendly "Down,Down,Down","Pretty Women" and the rockin' "Down And Dirty".Too bad Hart didn't last long with the group.I have a feeling the follow-up to this disc could've really been something.I guess we'll never really know.Bad Company had apparently reunited with Rodgers awhile after the tour for this disc.Long live Bad Co.!

DEFINITELY THE BEST BAD COMPANY CD WITHOUT PAUL RODGERS.......2004-12-22

Why they didn't have ROBERT HART in the first place, I really do not understand; however, SIMON KIRKE said both the band and ROBERT were tied up with separate things. Anyway, every song sounds a whole lot like the classics tunes of the original BAD COMPANY. For starters, the acoustic/electric guitar rockin' title track that is written by ROBERT, SIMON, and DAVE COLWELL sounds a whole lot like the 1975 classic FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE, and MICK RALPHS' slide guitar driven GIMME GIMME also sounds a whole lot like his blues driven debut hit CAN'T GET ENOUGH. WHERE I BELONG and LOVING YOU OUT LOUD are excellent piano ballads, and ABANDON AND ALONE is a outstanding ballad/rocker with the distorted vocals, guitar riffs, and FENDER RHODES piano. DOWN AND DIRTY and PRETTY WOMAN sound like MICK RALPHS and DAVE COLWELL are trading lead guitar riffs. CLEARWATER HIGHWAY, DANCE WITH THE DEVIL, and DOWN, DOWN, DOWN are also excellent guitar rock songs while JUDAS MY BROTHER and YOU'RE THE ONLY REASON are also excellent acoustic/electric guitar rock songs. However, I believe the acoustical guitar ballad LITTLE MARTHA that features ROBERT'S calm and low-pitch vocals and the orchestra is the highlight of this cd. RICK WILLS, who has played with PETER FRAMPTON, DAVID GILMOUR, and FOREIGNER is the best bass guitarist with the best sounding bass guitar the band has ever had since they moved on into the 1990s. His FENDER PRECISION bass guitar and AMPEG amp produced a excellent sound that blends in perfectly with BAD COMPANY'S music. I just do not understand why he only last one year with the band when they reformed for the second time in 2001 with PAUL RODGERS. More importantly, he had a whole lot better classic rock style and sound than that JAZ LOCKRIE with that stupid ugly sounding 5 string bass guitar on MERCHANTS OF COOL.

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Best ever
Fantastic!
No Strangers in my House

In the Company of Strangers
Robin & Linda Williams
Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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In The Company Of Strangers

Amazon.com

Here's a perplexing mystery of the Americana scene: Why the devil isn't this Virginia-based duo as well known as tradition-minded singer-songwriters Lucinda Williams, Iris DeMent, and Greg Brown? Judging from In the Company of Strangers, Robin and Linda Williams are every bit their equals. Contrary to the title, these 11 original songs (plus an exquisite cover of "Cold, Cold Heart") find the twosome surrounded by longtime friends Kevin Maul (Dobro and pedal steel), Tim O'Brien (fiddle and mandolin), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Mary Chapin Carpenter (harmonies), and Stuart Gunter (drums). The songs are loving studies in the art of personal but universal songcraft: cliché-bucking lyrics of sorrowful but inevitable departure, spiritual hope, and lessons found on life's hardest journeys. Sung and played with the effortless intuition of musicians who've immersed themselves in the many streams of American roots music, this is a wholly satisfying work of melodic country and time-defying folk art. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Best ever.......2000-09-18

This is Robin and Linda's best ever (I've been buying their recordings since you could get them on vinyl). "Hard Country" is worth the price of the CD by itself, with Linda's throaty voice accompanied by the flawless musicianship of the players they've assembled for this effort. But after leading off with such a terrific song, the CD only improves. Great recording, well engineered and superbly performed.

Fantastic!.......2000-05-20

What a great CD. The quality of the recording is wonderful, but best of all is the amazingly great storytelling.

This is a subtle change for the Williams - they have a complete band (including the members of The Fine Group!) - even percussion!

I strongly suggest the addition of this great CD to your collection!

No Strangers in my House.......2000-03-10

I have all of the Williams Sugar Hill releases, and this latest one follows their twenty-year pattern of fine lyrics wedded to terrific singing and playing. This release is a bit more country-ish in feel due to fiddle whizzes Stuart Duncan and Tim O'Brien joining doborist Kevin Maul. Stuart Gunter's drumming gives the sound some punch. But what has always distinguished this underrated duo is their superb harmonizing and Linda's awesome voice. Her rendition of Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart" would thaw a wooly mammoth. The Williams are also superb lyrcists, augmented by Jerome Clark. "The Hard Country,' "Rumble," and "Some Peculiar Beast" address the great mystery of fate and the devil at war in the human heart. Country music used to address such issues, oh, about thirty years ago, I guess. The Williams do it without cliche and they make it sound both universal and contemporary. I'm glad they keep making this kind of music for those of us who are not interested in the flashy dregs that pass as country artists these days.

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In the Company of Strangers
Darci Cash
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FTAV5K
Release Date: 2004-11-23

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Terry Woolard - It's All About Love

Manufacturer: Woolard Music Publishing Company (ASCAP)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000ER3E48

Product Description

All Music Written and Produced by Terry Woolard.

Average customer rating:

composure
company of strangers
Manufacturer: L&L
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000MK69GC

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Company of Strangers
Company of Strangers
Manufacturer: Home Spun Wool
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAJGUI
Release Date: 2005-01-18

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SCRANTON COUNTY FAIR
SCRANTON COUNTY FAIR
This is one of my FAVORITE CD's!!
This CD Rocks
This CD Rocks

Scranton County Fair

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005B08B
Release Date: 2001-03-08

Tracks:

Cherrywood
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We Belong
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Scranton County Fair

Customer Reviews:

SCRANTON COUNTY FAIR.......2002-06-19

WE HAVE SEEN THESE GUYS PLAY, THEIR MUSIC IS EXCELLENT. THEY HAVE A FOLKY/BLUEGRASS/IRISH SOUND AND THEIR HARMONIES MELD TOGETHER VERY WELL. I HAVE BOUGHT THE CD AND HAVE PLAYED IT FOR MANY OF MY FRIENDS AND THEY ALSO ENJOYED THE SOUND. IF YA EVER GET A CHANCE TO SEE THESE GUYS AROUND YOUR AREA CHECK THEM OUT!!!THEY CAN PUT OUT THE JAMS FROM PAST DECADES ALSO. CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT CD THEY PUT OUT.

SCRANTON COUNTY FAIR.......2002-06-19

This is one of my FAVORITE CD's!!.......2001-06-08

I love this CD! I am a big fan of Irish music and this band does such a great job! I've been lucky to see them live so I have witnessed firsthand their energy, style, and enthusiasm! These things come through the CD too! This group sounds great, and if you love Irish, rock, or folk music, this is the one to buy! I've been asked many times "Who's that band?", and as soon as I say the name "Company of Strangers", they buy the CD too. It's REALLY that good.

This CD Rocks.......2001-04-18

This CD is constantly in my disc changer. It contains songs that can have the whole party hopping to the beat. Other songs are made for a rainy day. This CD gives something to everyone.

This CD Rocks.......2001-04-17

This CD remains in my disc changer. Some selections are so lively the whole party hops with the music. Other selections offer an opportunity for introspection on a rainy day. This CD has something to give to everyone.

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