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Talking to a Stranger (song)
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Wikipedia article
'Talking to a Stranger' is the second single by Australian pub rock band Hunters & Collectors, released in 1982.[http://www.45cat.com/record/k8754 45cat - Hunters & Collectors - Talking To A Stranger] It was the only single to be released from Hunters & Collectors debut album. The song reached number 59 on the Australian chart. "Talking to a Stranger", was released ahead of the album on 12 July, and was accompanied by a music video directed by film maker Richard Lowenstein,[https://mossfilm.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/sound-visions-50-best-ever-music-videos-talking-to-a-stranger/ SOUND VISIONS 50 Best Ever Music Videos: Talking To A Stranger] at mossfilm but it did not reach the Top 50 on the related singles chart.[https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Hunters+%26+Collectors&titel=Talking+To+A+Stranger&cat=s Australian Charts - Hunters & Collectors - Talking To A Stranger]
Background
Australian pub rockers Hunters & Collectors released "Talking to a Stranger" on 12 July 1982 ahead of their debut studio album, 'Hunters & Collectors' which appeared in July.
The track was co-written by band members John Archer on bass guitar, Doug Falconer on drums, Ray Tosti-Guerra on guitar, vocals, Robert Miles on live sound, Mark Seymour on lead vocals and guitar, Greg Perano on percussion, and Geoff Crosby on keyboards. In 2013 a cover version of "Talking to a Stranger" by Birds of Tokyo appeared on the tribute album, Crucible The Songs of Hunters & Collectors.[https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/birds-of-tokyo-cover-talking-to-a-stranger-for-hunters-collectors-tribute/ Birds Of Tokyo Cover Talking To A Stranger For Hunters & Collectors Tribute]
Reception
At the 1982 Countdown Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Debut Single.
Named by Double J as one of the best debut singles of all time, they said, "following in the footsteps of Germany's Krautrock pioneers. With huge horns and metallic percussion, Hunters & Collectors showed few signs of emerging beyond Melbourne's underground. With their debut single soon after, it appeared nothing would change. It was a seven-and-a-half-minute epic with jagged guitars, a thundering rhythm, a barking vocal, and an opening line nicked from Charles Baudelaire."
Track listing
Personnel
;Hunters & Collectors members
* John Archer electric bass
* Geoff Crosby keyboards
* Doug Falconer drums
* Robert Miles live sound, art director
* Greg Perano percussion
* Mark Seymour guitar, lead vocals
* Ray Tosti-Guerra guitar, vocals
Charts
References
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