Playing My Game
1999 studio album by Lene Marlin
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Playing My Game is the debut studio album by Norwegian singer Lene Marlin, released on 22 March 1999 by Virgin Records.
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| Released | 22 March 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 44:19 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Cover used for UK and other international editions | ||||
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lene Marlin.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sitting Down Here" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Playing My Game" | 5:34 |
| 3. | "Unforgivable Sinner" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Flown Away" | 4:08 |
| 5. | "The Way We Are" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "So I See" | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Maybe I'll Go" | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Where I'm Headed" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "One Year Ago" | 4:27 |
| 10. | "A Place Nearby" | 4:10 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[3]
- Musicians
- Lene Marlin – vocals (all tracks), arrangements (2, 5), guitar (7)
- Jørn Dahl – arrangements (all tracks), keyboards, piano, programming
- Bjørn Charles Dreyer – guitar (3)
- Hans G – arrangements (5)
- Wallen Mjäland – bass guitar, tambourine
- Stray – guitars (1–6, 8–10)
- Karl Oluf Wennerberg – cymbals, hi-hat, tambourine
- Technical
- Jørn Dahl – production, engineering
- Hans G – production, engineering
- Espen Berg – mastering (3)
- Dan Bierton – engineering
- Ian Cooper – mastering (1, 2, 4–10)
- Richard Lowe – engineering
- Erik Stokke – engineering (2, 6–8)
- Design
- Mikio Ariga – photography
- Gry Celius – hairstyling
- Masaaki Fukushi – artwork
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] | 49 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 65 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)[6] | 35 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 10 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 76 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[9] | 44 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 9 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 8 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 22 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[14] | 43 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 8 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 45 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 18 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 62 |
| Chart (2000) | Position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 79 |
| Chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 174 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[21] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| Japan (RIAJ)[22] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[23] | 3× Platinum | 150,000* |
| Sweden (GLF)[24] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide sales outside of Norway |
— | 1,000,000[27] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
