Playing My Game
1999 studio album by Lene Marlin
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Studio album by Lene Marlin | ||||
Released | 22 March 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 44:19 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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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.
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 |
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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 |
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Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 62 |
Chart (2000) | Position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 79 |
Chart (2001) | Position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 174 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Lene Marlin – Playing My Game – la recensione". Rockol (in Italian). 30 June 1999. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b Matland, Helge (15 August 2000). "Popdronninga jubilerer: Den uforglemmelige karrieren" [The Pop Queen Celebrates:The Unforgettable Career]. Trosmø (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Playing My Game (CD liner notes). Lene Marlin. Europe: Virgin Records. 1999. 7243 8 47633 2 9.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Ultratop.be – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 14. 1 April 2000. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lene Marlin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Årslista Album (inkl samlingar), 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. p. 6. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "French album certifications – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 27 June 2001. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – レネ・マーリン (Lene Marlin) – プレイング・マイ・ゲーム (Playing My Game)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 11 September 2019. Select 1999年5月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. 22 November 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Playing My Game')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Lene Marlin – Playing My Game". British Phonographic Industry. 12 September 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Bie, Elisabeth (14 July 2000). "Norske plater selger i utlandet". Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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- Playing My Game
- Another Day
- Lost in a Moment
- Twist the Truth
- "Unforgivable Sinner"
- "Sitting Down Here"
- "Where I'm Headed"
- "You Weren't There"
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