Sonia Dada
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Sonia Dada was an American rock, soul, and R&B band, formed in Chicago in 1990. Founding member Daniel Pritzker enlisted Michael Scott, Paris Delane, and Sam Hogan after hearing the latter three sing in a subway station.<ref name=allmusic>[[[:Template:AllMusic]] Biography]. Allmusic.com.</ref> Sonia Dada became a mainstay of the Chicago musical scene in the years since, incorporating elements of rock, soul, gospel, and funk.
Their 1992 debut album, Sonia Dada, produced a major radio hit, "You Don't Treat Me No Good", and sold more than 100,000 copies.<ref name=allmusic/> The album peaked at number 29 on BillboardTemplate:'s Heatseekers chart in 1993.<ref name=allmusic/> In 1994, the band's tour saw them opening for the group Traffic, as well as headlining an extremely successful Australian tour.<ref name=allmusic/> The album reached number two on the Australian ARIA charts and was the 13th-highest-selling album for the year of 1993.<ref>ARIA End of Year Album Charts 1993 Accessed 18 August 2008 Template:Webarchive</ref> The single "You Don't Treat Me No Good" spent four weeks at number one on the ARIA singles chart and was the third-highest-selling single for the same year, while "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" was the 40th-highest-selling single.<ref>ARIA End of Year Singles Charts 1993 Accessed 18 August 2008</ref> However, they are known primarily as a one-hit wonder in Australia.<ref>Sonia Dada Return. Undercover, April 19, 2005. Accessed April 2, 2007. Template:Webarchive</ref> On the Australian ARIA charts, "You Aint Thinking (About Me)" reached number three.
Since then, Sonia Dada released four studio albums and a live album. Their 2004 release, Test Pattern, was released in a deluxe edition with a bonus DVD containing short films by Jeth Weinrich.<ref name=allmusic/>
Members
- Daniel Pritzker – guitar
- Michael Scott – vocals
- Paris Delane – vocals
- Sam Hogan – vocals
- Shawn Christopher – vocals
- Dave Resnik – guitar
- Phil Miller – guitar
- Erik Scott – bass guitar
- Hank Guaglianone – drums
- Larry Beers – drums
- Chris "Hambone" Cameron – keyboards
- Ron Schwartz – keyboards and production
- Scott Steiner – audio engineer
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS <ref name=aus/> |
NZ <ref name=nz/> |
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| Sonia Dada |
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2 | 17 | 29 |
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| A Day at the Beach |
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— | — | — | |||||
| My Secret Life |
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— | — | — | |||||
| Barefootsoul |
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— | — | — | |||||
| Test Pattern |
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— | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Lay Down and Love It Live |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certification | Album | |||||
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| AUS <ref name=aus>Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
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| "You Don't Treat Me No Good" | 1992 | 1 | 2 |
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Sonia Dada | ||||
| "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" | 1993 | 3 | 19 |
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| "The Edge of the World" | 64 | — | |||||||
| "New York City" | — | — | |||||||
| "Paradise" | 96 | — | Sonia Dada (1994 re-release) | ||||||
| "Sail Away" | 1995 | — | — | A Day at the Beach | |||||
| "Screaming John" | 1996 | — | — | ||||||
| "I Want to Take You Higher" | 1999 | — | — | Lay Down and Love It Live | |||||
| "Baby Woke Up" | 2002 | — | — | Barefootsoul | |||||
| "Old Bones" | 2005 | — | — | Test Pattern | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
References
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