Editing Models (band) (section)

===1983–1985: ''The Pleasure of Your Company'' to ''Out of Mind, Out of Sight''===
Models' line-up of Duffield, Freud, Kelly and Price issued the highly regarded ''[[The Pleasure of your Company (album)|The Pleasure of Your Company]]'' in October 1983, produced by [[Nick Launay]].<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> Its big drum sound and dance-ability, reflected Launay's influence, and Freud's more radio-friendly voice made the album more accessible. The album was critically acclaimed and peaked at No.&nbsp;12, with the single "[[I Hear Motion]]" becoming a No.&nbsp;16 hit.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Kent"/> Duffield later explained that the song's distinctive keyboard part had been inspired by a riff from [[Stevie Wonder]]'s hit "[[Superstition (song)|Superstition]]". "I Hear Motion" was used on the soundtrack for the [[Yahoo Serious]] film ''[[Young Einstein]]'' (1988).<ref name="IMDb"/> The band released two other singles, "God Bless America" and "No Shoulders, No Head", but neither charted into the Top&nbsp;50.<ref name="Kent"/> The band supported [[David Bowie]] for the Australian leg of his [[Serious Moonlight Tour]] in November. Kelly and Duffield were invited to sing backing vocals on the [[INXS]] album, ''[[The Swing (INXS album)|The Swing]]''. The video for "God Bless America", from March 1984, featured backing singers [[Zan Abeyratne]] and [[Kate Ceberano]] (both members of [[I'm Talking]]).<ref name="MemTV"/> Kelly appeared ready to disband Models and was even rehearsing with a new band.<ref name="Howl"/> Mushroom Records convinced him to continue with Models and their next single, "Big on Love" produced by [[Reggie Lucas]], was released in November 1984 and peaked at No.&nbsp;24.<ref name="Howl"/><ref name="Kent"/>

Fellow Australian band INXS were fans of Models; their manager, [[Chris Murphy (manager)|Chris Murphy]] signed them to his MMA management company.<ref name="Howl"/> The group created a hybrid of their alternative roots with a more commercial sound and, under the influence of Murphy, they reassessed their direction and moved towards a more radio-friendly format.<ref name="Howl"/> By late 1984, Models relocated to Sydney and Duffield – with his crucial influence on the band's sound – was forced out by Murphy under acrimonious circumstances to be replaced by [[Roger Mason (musician)|Roger Mason]] (ex-James Freud's Berlin) on keyboards and [[James Valentine (journalist)|James Valentine]] on [[saxophone]].<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/> Duffield released a solo album, ''Ten Happy Fingers'' in 1986 on his own Retrograde Records label.<ref name="McF"/> For touring during 1983 to 1985, the group was regularly augmented by backing singers Abeyratne and Ceberano; and in 1985, Canadian-born singer [[Wendy Matthews]] joined.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/> Matthews and Kelly became a couple, remaining together for 11 years, and later founded the band [[Absent Friends (band)|Absent Friends]].<ref name="Talking"/>

In early 1985, Models started recording material for their next album, ''[[Out of Mind, Out of Sight (album)|Out of Mind, Out of Sight]]'', produced by Launay, Lucas and [[Mark Opitz]].<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> A single from the album, "Barbados", was released in March, which peaked at No.&nbsp;2.<ref name="Kent"/> It was a reggae influenced song co-written by Freud and Duffield (prior to his departure).<ref name="McF"/><ref name="APRA Barbados"/> The song related a tale of alcoholism and suicide, it later provided Freud with the titles of his two autobiographies, ''I Am the Voice Left from Drinking'' (2002) and ''I Am the Voice Left from Rehab'' (2007).<ref name="Drinking"/><ref name="Rehab"/> The video clip was influenced by the film, ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'', it included a cameo by [[Garry Gary Beers]] of INXS and was directed by [[Richard Lowenstein]].<ref name="MemTV"/>

On 13 July, Models performed four songs for the [[Oz for Africa]] concert (part of the global [[Live Aid]] program) – "Big on Love", "I Hear Motion", "Stormy Tonight", "[[Out of Mind, Out of Sight (song)|Out of Mind, Out of Sight]]". It was broadcast in Australia (on both [[Seven Network]] and [[Nine Network]]) and on [[MTV]] in the United States.<ref name="OzAfrica"/> Models went on a national tour with I'm Talking in July. In November, the band appeared on The Royal Variety Performance for [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]] and [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]] – Rocking the Royals at the [[The Arts Centre (Melbourne)|Victoria State Arts Centre]].<ref name="Mushroom"/><ref name="Hutchence"/> The band released their most commercially successful work with the No.&nbsp;1 hit single "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" in June<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/CDtb14e.png|title=Kent Music Report No 572 – 24 June 1985 > Singles: New Releases|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by [[Kent Music Report]])|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> and the No.&nbsp;3 album ''Out of Mind, Out of Sight'' in August.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Kent"/> "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" was the only No.&nbsp;1 single on the Australian singles chart for 1985 by an Australian artist.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Kent"/> ([[Midnight Oil]]'s ''[[Species Deceases]]'' which peaked at No.&nbsp;1 on the singles charts in December 1985 was an [[Extended Play|EP]].)<ref name="Kent"/> For the album, Models were Freud, Kelly, Mason, Matthews, Price and Valentine with Zan Abeyratne, and her twin sister, [[Sherine Abeyratne]] ([[Big Pig]]) on backing vocals.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/>

"Cold Fever" released in October was their next single, which peaked into the Top&nbsp;40.<ref name="Kent"/> It was followed by a Christmas single, "King of Kings", which contains portions of a speech by [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], issued in December with all proceeds donated to the [[Salvation Army]],<ref name="MemTV"/><ref name="Mushroom"/> but it did not chart into the Top&nbsp;50.<ref name="Kent"/> In 1986, [[Geffen Records]] released ''Out of Mind, Out of Sight'' in the US and it appeared on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart,<ref name="BillA"/> with the single, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", peaking at No.&nbsp;37 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart.<ref name="BillS"/> The band toured the US in November supporting [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]].<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Mushroom"/>