Lily Was Here (soundtrack)

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Lily Was Here
Soundtrack album by
David A. Stewart
Released1989
Label
ProducerDavid A.Stewart
David A. Stewart chronology
Lily Was Here
(1989) 		Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys
(1990)

Lily Was Here is the soundtrack album to the 1989 Dutch drama film of the same name (original title in Dutch: De Kassière, The Cashier), directed by Ben Verbong. The soundtrack was produced and largely written by David A. Stewart, one half of the British pop duo Eurythmics.

The title track from the soundtrack, an instrumental duet between Stewart playing guitar and Candy Dulfer on saxophone, who also features on and co-wrote three of the other tracks, was released as a single and charted in numerous countries including reaching number one in the Netherlands for four weeks, number 6 in the UK Singles Chart and number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The soundtrack also includes a new version of the Eurythmics' 1984 single "Here Comes the Rain Again", featuring Annie Lennox on vocals.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Record Mirror

In a review for AllMusic, Sara Sytsma gave Lily Was Here three out of five stars, describing the soundtrack as "an atmospheric, subdued effort, highlighted by a revamped "Here Comes the Rain Again"".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lily Was Here"David A. Stewart4:19
2."The Pink Building"
2:52
3."Lily Robs the Bank"
  • Stewart
  • Seymour
  • Romo
  • Dulfer
  • Merchán
2:33
4."Toyshop Robbery"
  • Stewart
  • Seymour
  • Romo
  • Dulfer
  • Merchán
4:01
5."Toys On the Sidewalk"
  • Stewart
  • Seymour
  • Romo
  • Merchán
1:06
6."The Good Hotel"
  • Stewart
  • Seymour
2:04
7."Second Chance"
4:14
8."Here Comes the Rain Again"
6:00
9."Alone in the City"
  • Stewart
  • Seymour
1:23
10."Toyshop (Part One)"
  • Stewart
  • Seymour
1:09
11."The Coffin"
  • Stewart
  • Seymour
4:27
12."Teletype"Stewart1:39
13."Inside the Pink Building"
  • Stewart
  • Seymour
3:53
14."Percussion Jam"
  • Stewart
  • Romo
1:10
15."Peaches"
  • Stewart
  • Seymour
3:21
16."Lily Was Here (Reprise)"Stewart1:43

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Musicians

Production

  • Produced by David A. Stewart
  • Strings arranged by Pat Seymour; additional arrangement by Ed Shearmur
  • Recording and mixing engineers: Steve McLaughlin, Gary Bradshaw; production assistant: Tony Quinn

Charts

Chart (1989–90) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 29
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 28
UK Albums (OCC) 35

References

  1. ^ "De kassière". June 10, 1989 – via IMDb.
  2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer - Lily Was Here". hitparade.ch.
  3. ^ "lily was here ft candy dulfer | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  4. ^ "Candy Dulfer". Billboard.
  5. ^ a b "Lily Was Here - Dave Stewart | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. ^ Smith, Robin (7 April 1990). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 14. ISSN 0144-5804.
  7. ^ Lily Was Here (liner notes). David A. Stewart. Anxious. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – David A. Stewart – Lily Was Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – David A. Stewart – Lily Was Here" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David A. Stewart – Lily Was Here" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – David A. Stewart – Lily Was Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  13. ^ "David A. Stewart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

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