Sonia Dada
OriginChicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresRock, soul, rhythm and blues
Years active1990 (1990)–2005
Labels
MembersSee below
Websitesoniadada.com

Sonia Dada was an American rock, soul, and rhythm and blues 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.[1] Sonia Dada has become 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.[1] The album peaked at number 29 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart in 1993.[1] In 1994, the band's tour saw them opening for the group Traffic, as well as headlining an extremely successful Australian tour.[1] The album reached number two on the Australian ARIA charts and was the 13th highest-selling album for the year of 1993.[2] 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.[3] However, they are known primarily as a one-hit wonder in Australia.[4] On the Australian ARIA charts, "You Aint Thinking (About Me)" reached number three.

Since then, Sonia Dada has 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.[1]

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

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Certification
AUS
[5]		 NZ
[6]		 US Heat.
[7]
Sonia Dada
  • Release date: September 22, 1992
  • Label: Chameleon
 2 17 29
A Day at the Beach
  • Release date: March 21, 1995
  • Label: Capricorn
 — — —
My Secret Life
  • Release date: June 9, 1998
  • Label: Calliope
 — — —
Barefootsoul
  • Release date: August 20, 2002
  • Label: Calliope
 — — —
Test Pattern — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Lay Down and Love It Live
  • Release date: October 12, 1999
  • Label: Calliope

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Certification Album
AUS
[5]		 NZ
[6]
"You Don't Treat Me No Good" 1992 1 2
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[8]
 Sonia Dada
"You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" 1993 3 19
"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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Biography. Allmusic.com.
  2. ↑ ARIA End of Year Album Charts 1993 Accessed 18 August 2008 Archived July 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ ARIA End of Year Singles Charts 1993 Accessed 18 August 2008
  4. ↑ Sonia Dada Return. Undercover, April 19, 2005. Accessed April 2, 2007. Archived October 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Sonia Dada in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
    • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 260.
  6. 1 2 "charts.nz > Sonia Dada in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Sonia Dada Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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