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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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.[6]
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Chart (1989–90) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 29 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 28 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 20 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 37 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 28 |
UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 35 |
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