Sonia Dada
| Sonia Dada | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, soul, rhythm and blues |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Chameleon, Capricorn Records, Calliope Records, Razor & Tie |
| Website |
soniadada |
| Members | See below |
Sonia Dada is an American Chicago-based rock/soul/rhythm and blues band, which tours with between six and eight members. The 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.
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" was a #1 hit and the #3 highest selling single for the same year, while "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" was #40.[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
- Daniel Pritzker - guitar
- Michael Scott - vocals
- Paris Delane - vocals
- Sam Hogan - vocals
- Shawn Christopher - vocals
- Dave Resnik - guitar
- Phil Miller - guitar
- Erik Scott - bass
- Hank Guaglianone - drums
- Larry Beers - drums
- Chris "Hambone" Cameron - keyboards
- Ron Schwartz - keyboards & production
- Scott Steiner - audio engineer
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | NZ | US Heat | |||||||
| 1992 | Sonia Dada
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2 | 17 | 29 | |||||
| 1995 | A Day at the Beach
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— | — | — | |||||
| 1998 | My Secret Life
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— | — | — | |||||
| 2002 | Barefootsoul
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— | — | — | |||||
| 2004 | Test Pattern
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— | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Lay Down and Love It Live
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] |
NZ [6] | ||||||||
| 1992 | "You Don't Treat Me No Good" | 1 | 2 | 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 | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 1993 | "You Don't Treat Me No Good" |
| "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Biography. Allmusic.com.
- ↑ ARIA End of Year Album Charts 1993 Accessed 18 August 2008 Archived July 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ ARIA End of Year Singles Charts 1993 Accessed 18 August 2008
- ↑ Sonia Dada Return. Undercover, April 19, 2005. Accessed April 2, 2007. Archived October 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2011.