Lily Was Here

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"Lily Was Here"
Single by David A. Stewart and Candy Dulfer
from the album Lily Was Here, Saxuality
Released November 1989 (1989-11)
Format 7", 12", CD single
Genre Smooth Jazz
Length 4:19
Label Anxious
Producer David A. Stewart

"Lily Was Here" is a single, released in November 1989, from the soundtrack of the Dutch movie De Kassière.

The main theme of the film was about Lily, who was the lead character in the movie and played by Marion van Thijn (the daughter of the mayor of Amsterdam at the time). David A. Stewart invited Candy Dulfer, who had not previously released any of her material, to play the saxophone on this song. The single became a major hit and stayed at the #1 position for five weeks in The Netherlands. Because of this success, the single was also released in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States where it became a hit as well, reaching number six in the UK and even rising to number eleven in the tough U.S. market. The success of this song encouraged Dulfer to write her own album Saxuality, which this song also appeared on.

This instrumental appears in The Weather Channel's "Local on the 8s" daily forecast.

"Lily Was Here" was also included on the soundtrack of the movie Mystery Date. The song also appeared in Baywatch's 11th episode of season 2.[1]

Contents

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Lily Was" — 4:19
  2. "Lily Was Here" (Space Centre Medical Unit Hum) — 8:10
  3. "Lily Robs the Bank" — 2:33
CD maxi
  1. "Lily Was Here" — 4:19
  2. "Lily Robs the Bank" — 2:33
  3. "Here Comes the Rain Again" — 6:00
7" single
  1. "Lily Was Here" — 4:19
  2. "Lily Robs the Bank" — 2:33
3" single
  1. "Lily Was Here" — 4:19
  2. "Lily Robs the Bank" — 2:33
12" maxi
  1. "Lily Was Here" (Space Centre Medical Unit Hum) — 8:10
  2. "Lily Was Here" (Orbital Space Lab Mix) — 6:57
  3. "Lily Robs the Bank" — 2:33

[edit] Personnel

General
  • Guitar by David A. Stewart
  • Saxophone by Candy Dulfer
  • Artwork by The Leisure Company
"Lily Was Here"
  • Engineered by Stephen McLaughlin
  • Remixed by Gary Bradshaw
"Lily Was Here" (Space Centre Medical Unit Hum)
  • Engineered by Steve McLaughlin
  • Remixed by The Orb
Lily Was Here (Orbital Space Lab Mix)
  • Remixed by The Orb

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[2] Silver 1991 125,000 135,000[3]
Netherlands[4] Platinum 1989 60,000

[edit] Charts

Chart (1989–1990) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] 10
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 18
Dutch Singles Chart[5] 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[5] 13
German Singles Chart[6] 17
Irish Singles Chart[7] 10
Norwegian Singles Chart[5] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[5] 10
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 10
UK Singles Chart[8] 6
Preceded by
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" by Milli Vanilli		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
November 25, 1989 - December 30, 1989 (6 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"All Around the World" by Lisa Stansfield

[edit] References

  1. ^ Baywatch Episode Guide episodeguides.com (Retrieved August 18, 2009)
  2. ^ French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
  3. ^ Stewart & Dulfer's certifications and sales in France See: "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "STEWART A Dave & DULFER Candy" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
  4. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Lily Was Here", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
  6. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
  7. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
  8. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
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