Sonia (album) explained

Sonia
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sonia
Cover:	Sonia - IQ Records.jpg
Released:	7 October 1991
Recorded:	1991
Genre:	Pop
Length:	39:40
Label:	IQ Records
Producer:	Nigel Wright
Prev Title:	Everybody Knows
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Better the Devil You Know
Next Year:	1993

Sonia is the second album by British pop star Sonia, released in October 1991 on IQ Records,^[1] after parting company with Chrysalis Records^[2] and Stock Aitken Waterman. 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" and "You to Me Are Everything",^[3] all of which were hits in the UK Singles Chart, while the album itself reached No.33.^[4] The single Walk Away Lover was number 14 at Cash Box Pop Singles Looking Ahead. 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.^[5] Following this, Sonia was moved to BMG Eurodisc's Arista Records imprint and agreed to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993.

Track listing

1. "Only Fools (Never Fall in Love)" (Tony Hiller, Barry Upton) 3:45
2. "You to Me Are Everything" (Denne, Gold) 3:55
3. "Breakdown" (Johnson, Pendse) 3:44
4. "I'm Not Gonna Play Around No More" (Sonia Evans, Stock) 4:39
5. "Walk Away Lover" (Crosbie, Yoyo) 3:46
6. "That Boy" (Stock) 4:08
7. "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy" (J. R. Cobb, Ray Whitley) 2:56
8. "Be My Baby" (Stock) 3:54
9. "Used to Be My Love" (Evans, Stock) 3:45
10. "Say Goodbye to Me" (Evans, Robertson) 3:47
11. "Strong Without You" (Stock) 4:02

Japanese Bonus Tracks

12. "You to Me Are Everything" (12 Inch Version) 6:04
13. "Only Fools (Never Fall in Love)" (Extended Club Mix) 6:23

Personnel

• Michael Brauer - remixing
• Al Cobb - composer
• Simon Cowe - producer
• Simon Cowell - 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

Notes and References

1. Sonia – "Only Fools (Never Fall In Love)", catalogue number: 114 505/"Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy", catalogue number: 114 744/You To Me Are Everything, catalogue number: 114 937
2. Web site: BBC One - Top of the Pops, 13/06/1991.
3. http://www.soniaontheweb.com/singles.html Soniaontheweb.com | Sonia single discography
4. Web site: Sonia - Full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 22 January 2016.
5. http://www.soniaontheweb.com/albums.html Soniaontheweb.com | Sonia US and Japanese editions