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.[ Biography]. Allmusic.com. 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. The album peaked at number 29 on Billboard Heatseekers chart in 1993. In 1994, the band's tour saw them opening for the group Traffic, as well as headlining an extremely successful Australian tour. The album reached number two on the Australian ARIA charts and was the 13th-highest-selling album for the year of 1993.ARIA End of Year Album Charts 1993 Accessed 18 August 2008 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.ARIA End of Year Singles Charts 1993 Accessed 18 August 2008 However, they are known primarily as a one-hit wonder in Australia.Sonia Dada Return. Undercover, April 19, 2005. Accessed April 2, 2007. 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.
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 chartpositions Certification AUS NZ US Heat. Sonia Dada Release date: September 22, 1992 Label: Chameleon 2 17 29 ARIA: 2× Platinum A Day at the Beach Release date: March 21, 1995 Label: Capricorn — — — My Secret Life Release date: June 9, 1998 Label: Capricorn — — — Barefootsoul Release date: August 20, 2002 Label: Calliope — — — Test Pattern Release date: June 22, 2004 Label: Razor & Tie — — — "—" 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 chartpositions Certification Album AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: NZ "You Don't Treat Me No Good" 1992 1 2 ARIA: 3× Platinum Sonia Dada "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" 1993 3 19 ARIA: Gold "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
External links Official website