Sonia Dada was an American rock,

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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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, 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 ''

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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 #1 on the Australian

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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, while "

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 ...

" was the #40 highest selling single. However, they are known primarily as a one-hit wonder in Australia.Sonia Dada Return
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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.

Members

* Daniel Pritzker –

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*Michael Scott –

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*Paris Delane – vocals *Sam Hogan – vocals *

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– vocals *Dave Resnik –

*Phil Miller –

* Erik Scott –

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*Hank Guaglianone –

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*Larry Beers –

*Chris "Hambone" Cameron – keyboards *Ron Schwartz – keyboards & production *Scott Steiner – audio engineer

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