Lily Was Here (soundtrack)

Lily Was Here
Soundtrack album by David A. Stewart
Released	1989
Label	Anxious RCA
Producer	David A.Stewart
David A. Stewart chronology
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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.^[1] 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,^[2] number 6 in the UK Singles Chart^[3] and number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[4]

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Record Mirror	[6]

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"[...]".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lily Was Here"	David A. Stewart	4:19
2.	"The Pink Building"	Stewart Pat Seymour Olle Romo Candy Dulfer Chucho Merchán	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"	Stewart Virginia Astley	4:14
8.	"Here Comes the Rain Again"	Stewart Annie Lennox	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"	Stewart	1:39
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)"	Stewart	1:43

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[7]

Musicians

• David A. Stewart – guitars
• Candy Dulfer – saxophone (tracks 1–4 & 16)
• Virginia Astley – vocals (track 7), keyboards (track 1 & 7)
• Annie Lennox – vocals (track 8)
• Chucho Merchán – bass guitar
• Olle Romo – drums
• Pat Seymour – keyboards

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)[8]	29
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9]	28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	28
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	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. "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.
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.

External links

• Lily Was Here at Discogs