In February – March 1992 Matthews recorded her second solo studio album '' Lily '' in Los Angeles with T-Bone Burnett producing , it was released on 28 September while she was on tour supporting Simply Red . Her album peaked at No . 2 and achieved double-platinum in Australia selling over 140,000 copies . The lead single " The Day You Went Away " hit No . 2 while the album spawned two further hits in " Friday 's Child " ( No . 15 ) and " If Only I Could " ( No . 41 ) . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992 , Matthews was nominated for ' Best Female Artist ' for her single , " Let 's Kiss ( Like the Angels ) " . The Canadian CD release of '' Lily '' included a French-language version of " The Day You Went Away " . Matthews toured internationally in 1993 including gigs in London , Montreal and New York . She won ' Best Female Artist ' for '' Lily '' and both ' Best Single ' and ' Highest Selling Single ' for " The Day You Went Away " at the ARIA Music Awards of 1993 . Matthews had a film role as a nightclub singer in '' Flynn '' ( 1993 ) which starred Guy Pearce as Australian-born actor Errol Flynn
ARIA Music Awards of 1992
ARIA Music Awards of 1992
Wendy Matthews