Lily Was Here

"Lily Was Here"
Single by David A. Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer
from the album Lily Was Here and Saxuality
Released
  • November 1989 (1989-11) (Netherlands)
  • 12 February 1990 (1990-02-12) (UK)
Format
Recorded 1989
Genre Smooth jazz
Length 4:19
Label Anxious
Producer(s) David A. Stewart

"Lily Was Here" is a single, released in November 1989 in the Netherlands and on 12 February 1990 in the UK, from the David A. Stewart soundtrack of the same name, for the Dutch movie De Kassière.

Background

David A. Stewart invited Candy Dulfer, who had not previously released any of her material, to play the saxophone on this instrumental. The single became a major hit and stayed at the number one 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 instrumental encouraged Dulfer to compose music for her own album, which she titled Saxuality.

Recording

According to Candy's father Hans Dulfer on Dutch radio, the recording was done in just one take, actually a jam session, and at that time not meant to be released. This jam session was done at the end of a day of recording for the movie De Kassière, and Dave Stewart later decided to release this as a single.[1]

Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Lily Was Here" — 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

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

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
Australia[2] Gold 1990 35,000
France[3] Silver 1991 125,000 135,000[4]
Netherlands[5] Platinum 1989 60,000

Charts

Chart (1989–90) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 2
France (SNEP)[9] 13
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 10
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[16] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 11
Preceded by
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" by Milli Vanilli		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
25 November 1989 – 30 December 1989 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"All Around the World" by Lisa Stansfield

References

  1. ↑ Dutch radion station Radio 2, Gijs 2.0
  2. ↑ Australian certifications (Retrieved August 5, 2015)
  3. ↑ French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ↑ "Musicline.de – David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  11. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here". VG-lista.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here". Singles Top 100.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – David A. Stewart feat. Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 10, 2009)
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