Sonia Dada

Sonia Dada was an American rock/soul/rhythm and blues band, which tours with between six and eight members. The Chicago-based band formed in 1990, when founding member Daniel Pritzker enlisted Michael Scott, Paris Delane, and Sam Hogan after hearing them 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.

Sonia Dada
OriginChicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresRock, soul, rhythm and blues
Years active1990 (1990)–2005
LabelsChameleon, Capricorn Records, Calliope Records, Razor & Tie
Websitesoniadada.com
MembersSee below

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 #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 #1 on the Australian ARIA charts and was the #13 highest selling album for the year of 1993.[2] The single "You Don't Treat Me No Good" spent 4 weeks at number one on the ARIA singles chart and was the #3 highest selling single for the same year, while "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" was the #40 highest selling single.[3] However, they are known primarily as a one-hit wonder there.[4] On the Australian ARIA charts "You Aint Thinking (About Me)" reached #3.

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

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart
positions
Certification
AUS
[5]
NZ
[6]
US Heat
1992 Sonia Dada 2 17 29
  • ARIA: 2x Platinum[7]
1995 A Day at the Beach
1998 My Secret Life
  • Release date: June 9, 1998
  • Label: Calliope Records
2002 Barefootsoul
  • Release date: August 20, 2002
  • Label: Calliope Records
2004 Test Pattern
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year Album details
1999 Lay Down and Love It Live
  • Release date: October 12, 1999
  • Label: Calliope Records

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Certification Album
AUS
[5]
NZ
[6]
1992 "You Don't Treat Me No Good" 1 2
  • ARIA: 3x Platinum[7]
Sonia Dada
1993 "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" 3 19
"The Edge of the World" 64
"New York City"
"Paradise" 96 Sonia Dada (1994 Re-Release)
1995 "Sail Away" A Day at the Beach
1996 "Screaming John"
1999 "I Want to Take You Higher" Lay Down and Love It Live
2002 "Baby Woke Up" Barefootsoul
2005 "Old Bones" Test Pattern
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. 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. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  6. "charts.nz > Sonia Dada in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.


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