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. Some versions of the album include the worldwide hit single "

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" with Dave Stewart. The mainly instrumental album debuted on No. 4 in the Dutch album chart and was certified Gold. The album peaked at No. 22 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, No. 27 in the

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and sold in excess of one million copies worldwide. It was nominated for the

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. The album was promoted by a tour in Europe and the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

– saxophone, additional keyboards, vocals (2, 5, 9), arrangements (3) * Ulco Bed – keyboards, guitars, synth bass, drum programming, additional percussion, vocals (2, 5, 9), arrangements (3, 10) * Fred Anindjola – keyboards (8) * Bobby Van De Berg – keyboards (9, 10) * Frans Hendrix – computer programming, additional percussion * Dave Stewart – guitar on "Lily Was Here" * Dimitri Veltkamp – bass guitar (3, 7, 8) * Michel Van Schie – bass guitar (5, 6, 9, 10) * Edwin Rath – drums (3, 8) * Martino Latupeirissa – percussion (7, 8, 9) *

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– sax section (9) * Wies Ingwersen – backing vocals (5, 10) * Franklin Batta – vocals (10) * Patricia Balrak – backing vocals (10) * Hugh Kanza – backing vocals (10)

Production

* Ulco Bed – producer * Candy Dulfer – producer * Frans Hendrix – recording * Susan Rogers – mixing at

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(Los Angeles, California, USA) * Bill Malina – mix assistant * Chris Bellman – mastering at

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(Hollywood, California, USA) * Ron Gessel – art direction * Ron van der Vlugt – art direction * Frans Jansen – photography * Marcel van der Vlugt – photography * Fase 2 – typesetting * Inge Dulfer – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

References

1990 debut albums Candy Dulfer albums Ariola Records albums {{1990s-jazz-album-stub