A Day at the Beach (album)

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A Day at the Beach
A day at the beach (Sonia Dada album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 1995 (1995-03-21)
Genre Rock, soul, blues
Length51:37 [1]
Label Capricorn [2]
Producer Sonia Dada
Sonia Dada chronology
Sonia Dada
(1992)
A Day at the Beach
(1995)
My Secret Life
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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A Day at the Beach is the second album by the Chicago-based rock, soul, and rhythm and blues group Sonia Dada, released in 1995. [4] [5] It was produced by the band. [6]

Contents

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Daily News wrote that Sonia Dada "serves up rock, gospel, doo-wop, soul and R&B ... This means either they're eclectic, or they're groping." [7] The Indianapolis Star deemed the album "a frothy arena-band sound with simply nice vocals, something you might get by mixing Toto and the Little River Band." [3]

Track listing

Sources: Official Site, [8] AllMusic [1]

No.TitleLength
1."Screaming John"5:46
2."Last Parade (Crazy Lady)"5:02
3."Take Me Back" (Andraé Crouch)0:32
4."Lay My Body Down"4:09
5."The River Runs Slow"3:54
6."Anna Lee"4:40
7."Lester's Methadone Clinic"3:43
8."Sail Away (Dan Pritzker / David Resnik / E.C. Scott)"4:09
9."Oh No"4:56
10."Planes and Satellites"4:47
11."Amazing Jane"7:32
12."Wishing Tree"2:27

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