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Sonia Dada (album)
''Sonia Dada'' is the first full-length album from Sonia Dada, released in 1992 on Chameleon Records. It was re-released with two extra tracks in 1994 on Calliope Records; one of these tracks, "Paradise", would also be included on the 1998 album '' My Secret Life''. The album reached number two on the Australian ARIA Charts and was the 13th-highest-selling album for the year of 1993. Track listing #"We Treat Each Other Cruel" – 4:09 #"You Don't Treat Me No Good" – 4:08 #"Jungle Song" – 4:42 #"As Hard as It Seems" – 3:59 #"You Ain't Thinking (About Me) "You Ain’t Thinking (About Me)" is a song recorded by the American soul group Sonia Dada. It was released on January 31, 1993, as the group's second single from their debut studio album and peaked at number three on the Australian ARIA Singles C ..." – 3:59 #"The Edge of the World" – 4:31 #"Cut It Up & Cry" – 4:39 #"New York City" – 3:27 #"Never See Me Again" – 3:57 #"I Live Alone" – 3:54 #"Deliver Me" – 4:4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Dada
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.Biography Allmusic.com. 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. The album peaked at #29 on ''Billboards 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 #1 on the Australian ARIA charts and was the #13 highest selling album for the year of 1993. The single "You Don't Treat Me No Good" spent four weeks at number one on the ARIA singles chart and was the #3 highest selling single for the same year, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chameleon Records
Chameleon was a record label formed by producer, music entrepreneur and former Capitol Records A&R executive Stephen Powers, in association with Bob Marin, Managing Director of alternative rock importer Sounds Good, and Richard Foos, co-founder of Rhino Records. Formation An experienced indie label chief who previously founded Mountain Railroad Records and later Drive Entertainment, Powers quickly signed a distribution agreement with Capitol/EMI, bought out Marin and Foos, and brought in Hyatt Hotel heir, Daniel Pritzker, as a financial partner. Pritzker was also a musician and songwriter, whose band Sonia Dada, later scored a #1 pop hit in Australia titled "You Don't Treat Me No Good," on the Chameleon label through Festival Records. Powers staffed Chameleon Music Group with industry veterans like Andy Frances, Bill Meehan, and the company grew quickly with 2-tiered, major-label distribution for its flagship Chameleon label and independent distribution for its many alternative im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Day At The Beach (album)
''A Day at the Beach'' is the second album by the Chicago-based rock, soul, and rhythm and blues group Sonia Dada, released in 1995. It was produced by the band. Critical reception The ''Philadelphia Daily News ''Philadelphia Daily News'' is a tabloid newspaper that serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper is owned by The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC, which also owns Philadelphia's other major newspaper ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. The ''Dail ...'' wrote that Sonia Dada "serves up rock, gospel, doo-wop, soul and R&B ... This means either they're eclectic, or they're groping." '' The Indianapolis Star'' deemed the album "a frothy arena-band sound with simply nice vocals, something you might get by mixing Toto and the Little River Band." Track listing Sources: Official Site, AllMusic References {{DEFAULTSORT:Day at the Beach, A 1995 albums Capricorn Records albums Sonia Dada albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliope Records
In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; grc, Καλλιόπη, Kalliópē, beautiful-voiced) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses". Mythology Calliope had two famous sons, OrpheusHoopes And Evslin,''The Greek Gods''. , , 1995, page 77. "His father was a Thracian king; his mother the muse Calliope. For a while, he lived on Parnassus with his mother and his eight beautiful aunts and there met Apollo who was courting the laughing muse Thalia. Apollo was taken with Orpheus, gave him his little golden lyre, and taught him to play. And his mother taught him to make verses for singing." and Linus, by either Apollo or King Oeagrus of Thrace. She taught Orpheus verses for singing. According to Hesiod, she was also the wisest of the Muses, as well as the most assertive. Calliope married Oeagrus in Pimpleia, a town near Mount Olympus. She is said to have defeated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Secret Life (Sonia Dada Album)
''My Secret Life'' is the third album by Sonia Dada. It was released in 1998 on Capricorn Records. Production The album was produced by Barry Beckett and Dan Pritzker. Vocalist Shawn Christopher joined the band for ''My Secret Life''. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' deemed the album "gospel-soul vocals and roots-rock grooves applied to album-rock songwriting." The ''Chicago Tribune'' thought that "from the New Orleans swagger of 'Zachary' to the fatback funk of 'Phases of the Moon', the sinuous rocker 'Cold' and the breezy 'Paradise', their peerless solo and group vocals seamlessly stitch together the group's disparate elements." The ''Wisconsin State Journal'' called the band's sound "an eclectic musical hybrid that's a refreshing antidote to whitebread alternative rock." AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The '' Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the '' Countdown'' chart, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Don't Treat Me No Good
"You Don't Treat Me No Good" is a song recorded by American soul group Sonia Dada. Released in 1992 as the group's debut single, the song reached number two in New Zealand and became a number-one hit in Australia, spending four weeks atop the ARIA Singles Chart and ending 1993 as the nation's third-best-selling hit. Eighteen years later, country music singer Jerrod Niemann released a cover version under the title "Lover, Lover", and his version reached number one on the US Hot Country Songs chart. History Glenn A. Baker of ''Billboard'' magazine described the song's chart success as "the most unexpected ��reakout in the Australian market for many years." He also cited the song as an example of the label's success with breaking new acts outside their home markets. SAFM in Adelaide was among the first stations to play the song. Critical reception Joe Rassenfoss of the ''Rocky Mountain News'', in his review of the album, called the song a "catchy vocal entreaty." Chart performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Ain't Thinking (About Me)
"You Ain’t Thinking (About Me)" is a song recorded by the American soul group Sonia Dada. It was released on January 31, 1993, as the group's second single from their debut studio album and peaked at number three on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, number 19 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and number 68 on the Canadian ''RPM Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines. Standards ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimension ...'' 100 Hit Tracks chart. It was certified gold in Australia for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies. Track listings Australian 7-inch single :A. "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" (radio edit) :B. " You Don't Treat Me No Good" Australasian CD and cassette single # "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" (radio edit) # "You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" (album version) # "I Live Alone" # "You Don't Treat Me No Good" (Ebers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Debut Albums
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Dada Albums
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