Sonia Dada (album)

Sonia Dada
Sonia Dada
Studio album by Sonia Dada
Released	September 22, 1992
Recorded	February–June 1992
Length	48:23
Label	Chameleon
Producer	Daniel Laszlo
Sonia Dada chronology

Sonia Dada is the first album by Sonia Dada, released in 1992 on Chameleon Records.^[1]^[2] 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)" – 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" – 4:41
"Deliver Me (Slight Return)" – 2:17

The re-released album had the following extra tracks at the end of the album:

"Paradise" – 5:08
"Mamba Wan Gama" – 1:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Sonia Dada*
Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	17
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[5]	29

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Sonia Dada*
Chart (1993)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	13

Certifications

Certifications for *Sonia Dada*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Sonia Dada by Sonia Dada". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 41. Oct 10, 1992. p. 55.
^ Rothschild, David (Nov 5, 1993). "New York-based Chameleon Records...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Sonia Dada – Sonia Dada". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Sonia Dada – Sonia Dada". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ "Sonia Dada Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[1] "Sonia Dada by Sonia Dada". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 41. Oct 10, 1992. p. 55.

[2] Rothschild, David (Nov 5, 1993). "New York-based Chameleon Records...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.

[ac_Australia_Sonia_Dada-3] "Australiancharts.com – Sonia Dada – Sonia Dada". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[ac_New_Zealand_Sonia_Dada-4] "Charts.nz – Sonia Dada – Sonia Dada". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Sonia_Dada-5] "Sonia Dada Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[ARIARyan-6] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

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