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1989 soundtrack album by David A. Stewart From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Released | 1989 | |||
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Producer | David A.Stewart | |||
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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.
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Source | Rating |
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lily Was Here" | David A. Stewart | 4:19 |
2. | "The Pink Building" | 2:52 | |
3. | "Lily Robs the Bank" |
| 2:33 |
4. | "Toyshop Robbery" |
| 4:01 |
5. | "Toys On the Sidewalk" |
| 1:06 |
6. | "The Good Hotel" |
| 2:04 |
7. | "Second Chance" |
| 4:14 |
8. | "Here Comes the Rain Again" |
| 6:00 |
9. | "Alone in the City" |
| 1:23 |
10. | "Toyshop (Part One)" |
| 1:09 |
11. | "The Coffin" |
| 4:27 |
12. | "Teletype" | Stewart | 1:39 |
13. | "Inside the Pink Building" |
| 3:53 |
14. | "Percussion Jam" |
| 1:10 |
15. | "Peaches" |
| 3:21 |
16. | "Lily Was Here (Reprise)" | Stewart | 1:43 |
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
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Chart (1989–90) | Peak position |
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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 |
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