Sonia Dada was an American

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band, formed in

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in 1990. Founding member Daniel Pritzker enlisted Michael Scott, Paris Delane, and Sam Hogan after hearing the latter three sing in a subway station.

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Allmusic.com. Sonia Dada has become a mainstay of the Chicago musical scene in the years since, incorporating elements of rock, soul,

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. 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 ''

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s Heatseekers chart in 1993. In 1994, the band's tour saw them opening for the group

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, as well as headlining an extremely successful Australian tour. The album reached number two on the Australian

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charts and was the 13th 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 third highest-selling single for the same year, while " You Ain't Thinking (About Me)" was the 40th highest-selling single. 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 has released four studio albums and a live album. Their 2004 release, ''

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'', 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 *

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– vocals *Dave Resnik – guitar *Phil Miller – guitar *

Erik Scott Erik Scott (January 17, 1948 – October 11, 2019) was an American bassist, record producer, and songwriter. Scott played bass for the band Flo & Eddie in the 1970s as well as Alice Cooper in the early 1980s, for whom he also produced. In the 199 ...

– bass guitar *Hank Guaglianone – drums *Larry Beers – drums *Chris "Hambone" Cameron – keyboards *Ron Schwartz – keyboards and production *Scott Steiner –

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Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sonia Dada American rhythm and blues musical groups Musical groups from Chicago Musical groups established in 1990 Capricorn Records artists