Sonia Dada was an American

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band, formed in

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in 1990. Founding member

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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 #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)" was the #40 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

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

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Members

–

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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 –

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– bass *Hank Guaglianone –

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*Larry Beers –

*Chris "Hambone" Cameron –

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*Ron Schwartz –

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*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