Candy Dulfer

Candy Dulfer (2016)

Candy Dulfer (born September 19, 1969 in Amsterdam ) is a Dutch saxophonist and singer whose style is predominantly funk .

Live and act

At the age of six, Dulfer started playing the saxophone, especially the soprano and alto saxophone - supported by her father Hans Dulfer , who is himself a well-known saxophonist . Dulfer was also influenced by the saxophonists Sonny Rollins and David Sanborn . A first record followed at the age of eleven and finally the first own band Funky Material at 14 .

Dulfer's breakthrough came in the late 1980s / early 1990s, initially with the single Lily Was Here (1989) from the soundtrack to the film of the same name, which she recorded with Dave Stewart ( Eurythmics ). In 1990 she also released the album Graffiti Bridge , on which Dulfer can be heard as the accompanist for Prince , as well as Dulfer's own album Saxuality , which earned her a nomination for “Best Pop Instrumental” at the Grammy Awards . Furthermore, Dulfer appeared in 1990 with the band Pink Floyd in Knebworth . She worked with her father Hans on the album Dulfer Dulfer .

In addition to her solo recordings, Dulfer has been a sought-after accompanist ever since. In addition to her collaboration with Prince, she has appeared in the studio and on stage with Maceo Parker , Dave Stewart, Marcus Miller , Van Morrison and Blondie, among others .

Also in 2007 she presented Candy Meets… on Dutch television . She met Sheila E. , Maceo Parker, Hans Dulfer, Van Morrison, Dave Stewart and Mavis Staples .

Since May 18, 2012 Dulfer has been hosting the show Candy Store for the Dutch radio station Sublime FM (formerly Arrow Jazz FM) , in which she presents her personal favorite pieces from funk, soul and jazz.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	NL
1989	Lily Was Here	DE37 (11 weeks) DE	-	CH28 (2 weeks) CH	UK35 (5 weeks) UK	-	NL20 (14 weeks) NL	First published: November 1989 with David A. Stewart
1990	Saxuality	DE39 (12 weeks) DE	-	CH30 (10 weeks) CH	UK27 gold (9 weeks)UK	US22nd gold (36 weeks)US	NL3 gold (24 weeks)NL	First published: May 1990 Sales: +2,000,000
1993	Sax-a-go-go	-	AT22 (6 weeks) AT	CH11 gold (15 weeks)CH	UK56 (2 weeks) UK	-	NL6th gold (18 weeks)NL	First published: March 1993 Sales: +2,000,000
1995	Big girl	-	-	CH32 (3 weeks) CH	-	-	NL21 (8 weeks) NL	First published: October 1995
1997	For the love of you	-	-	CH23 (8 weeks) CH	-	-	NL18 (12 weeks) NL	First published: April 1997
1999	Girls Night Out	-	-	CH33 (5 weeks) CH	-	-	NL94 (2 weeks) NL	First published: September 1999
2001	Live in Amsterdam	-	-	-	-	-	NL27 (9 weeks) NL	First published: January 2001
2003	Right in My Soul	-	-	-	-	-	NL53 (3 weeks) NL	First published: May 2003
2007	Candy store	-	-	CH96 (1 week) CH	-	-	NL32 (11 weeks) NL	First published: June 2007
2009	Funked Up	-	-	-	-	-	NL20 (9 weeks) NL	First published: April 2009
2011	Crazy	-	-	-	-	-	NL30 (6 weeks) NL	First published: October 2011
2017	Together	-	-	-	-	-	NL44 (2 weeks) NL	First published: April 2017

More albums

• 1998: The Best Of
• 1999: What Does It Take
• 2002: Dulfer Dulfer
• 2005: Live at Montreux 2002

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	NL
1989	Lily Was Here Lily Was Here	DE17 (25 weeks) DE	AT18 (11 weeks) AT	CH10 (9 weeks) CH	UK6 (12 weeks) UK	US11 (16 weeks) US	NL1 platinum (15 weeks)NL	First published: October 1989 with David A. Stewart
1990	Saxuality Saxuality	-	-	-	UK60 (2 weeks) UK	-	NL4 (8 weeks) NL	First published: May 1990
1993	Sax-a-Go-Go Sax-a-Go-Go	-	-	CH33 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	NL10 (8 weeks) NL	First published: February 1993
2004	Merry Christmas baby	-	-	-	-	-	NL6 (2 weeks) NL	First publication: December 2004 with Trijntje Oosterhuis

More singles

• 1990: Heavenly City
• 1993: Pick Up the Pieces
• 1997: For the Love of You
• 2003: What's In Your Head

Guest musician with Prince

• 1989: Partyman (only on the maxi version of the song)
• 1990: Graffiti Bridge
• 2002: One Nite Alone… Live!
• 2003: Xpectation ( download album)
• 2004: C note
• 2004: Musicology
• 2006: 3121
• 2018: Anthology: 1995-2010

Guest musician with Van Morrison

• 1991: Hymns to the Silence
• 1993: Too Long in Exile
• 1994: A Night In San Francisco - Live

Awards for music sales

Silver record

•  France
  • 1990: for the single Lily Was Here
•  Canada
  • 1991: for the album Saxuality

Golden record

•  Australia
  • 1990: for the single Lily Was Here

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	gold1	-	35,000	aria.com.au
France (SNEP)	silver1	-	-	125,000	infodisc.fr
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	200,000	nvpi.nl
Canada (MC)	-	gold1	-	50,000	musiccanada.com
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA)	-	gold1	-	500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	-	gold1	-	100,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	silver1	7 × gold7th	platinum1

Web links

Commons : Candy Dulfer  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Candy Dulfer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Sound carriers by Candy Dulfer in the catalog of the German National Library
• saxwelt.de: Interview with Candy Dulfer
• Candy Dulfer at laut.de
• Candy Dulfer at Discogs (English)

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US NL
2. ^ ^{A b} Thom Duffy: The Netherlands - Exports and Expats. In: Billboard Magazine . American Radio History Archive, September 23, 1995, accessed December 30, 2019 ( PDF file , page 68).