''Sonia'' is the second album by British pop star
Sonia
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, released in October 1991 on IQ Records, after parting company with
Chrysalis Records and
Stock Aitken Waterman
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. Sonia's second album was produced by
Nigel Wright and for the first time Sonia co-wrote some of the songs.
The album features the singles "
Only Fools (Never Fall in Love)", "
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy
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The Tams version
The Tams ...
" and "
You to Me Are Everything
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History
''You'' comes from the Proto- ...
", all of which were hits in the
UK Singles Chart
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, while the album itself reached No.33.
The album was repackaged and released as a debut album in the US in 1992, while the album was further repackaged and released in Japan, though both versions met with little success.
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/ref> Following this, Sonia was moved to BMG Eurodisc's Arista Records
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imprint and agreed to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest
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in 1993.
Track listing
# "Only Fools (Never Fall in Love)" (Tony Hiller
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, Barry Upton
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) 3:45
# "You to Me Are Everything" (Denne, Gold) 3:55
# "Breakdown" (Johnson, Pendse) 3:44
# "I'm Not Gonna Play Around No More" (Sonia Evans
Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971), known mononymously as Sonia, is an English pop singer from Skelmersdale, near Liverpool. She had a 1989 UK number one hit " You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" and became the first female UK artist to achieve ...
, Stock) 4:39
# "Walk Away Lover" (Crosbie, Yoyo) 3:46
# "That Boy" (Stock) 4:08
# "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy" ( J. R. Cobb, Ray Whitley) 2:56
# "Be My Baby" (Stock) 3:54
# "Used to Be My Love" (Evans, Stock) 3:45
# "Say Goodbye to Me" (Evans, Robertson) 3:47
# "Strong Without You" (Stock) 4:02
Japanese Bonus Tracks
# "You to Me Are Everything" (12 Inch Version) 6:04
# "Only Fools (Never Fall in Love)" (Extended Club Mix) 6:23
Personnel
*Michael Brauer - remixing
*Al Cobb - composer
*Simon Cowe - producer
*Simon Cowell
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- executive producer
*Paul Cox - photography
*Michael Denne - composer
*Ken Gold - composer
*Peter Hammond - mixing
*Kelly Johnson - composer
*Jacqueline Murphy - art direction, design
*Adam Pendse - composer
*Robin Sellars - engineer
*Sonia - primary artist, guitar, vocals
* Ray Whitley - composer
* Nigel Wright - producer
References
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1991 albums
Sonia (singer) albums