Playing My Game

Playing My Game is the debut studio album by Norwegian singer Lene Marlin, released on 22 March 1999 by Virgin Records.

Playing My Game
Studio album by Lene Marlin
Released	22 March 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	44:19
Label	Virgin
Producer	Hans G Jørn Dahl
Lene Marlin chronology
Playing My Game (1999) Another Day (2003)
Singles from Playing My Game
"Unforgivable Sinner" Released: 12 October 1998[2] "Sitting Down Here" Released: 22 February 1999[2] "Where I'm Headed" Released: 1999
Alternative cover
Cover used for UK and other international editions

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lene Marlin.

No.	Title	Length
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

Weekly chart performance for Playing My Game

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

1999 year-end chart performance for Playing My Game

Chart (1999)	Position
Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	62

2000 year-end chart performance for Playing My Game

Chart (2000)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[19]	79

2001 year-end chart performance for Playing My Game

Chart (2001)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	174

Certifications

Certifications for Playing My Game

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]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.