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Track Listings
| 1. Sitting Down Here |
| 2. Playing My Game |
| 3. Unforgivable Sinner |
| 4. Flown Away |
| 5. The Way We Are |
| 6. So I See |
| 7. Maybe I'll Go |
| 8. Where I'm Headed |
| 9. One Year Ago |
| 10. A Place Nearby |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
When Lene Marlin stepped up onto the podium at the 1999 MTV European Music Awards to collect the award for best Scandinavian artist, anyone outside of the icy hinterlands could have been forgiven for thinking, "But that's not the woman out of the Cardigans..." Five months later and Lene Marlin's single "Sitting Down Here" was a big hit throughout Europe and now everyone knows her name, even if they can't pronounce it (it's "Le-nay", by the way). Her debut album Playing My Game fittingly opens with the hit single, which sets the tone for the rest of the album--deceptively sweet melodies topped with bittersweet lyrics of lost loves and youthful alienation. Musically it is hardly challenging, combining the angst of the likes of Fiona Apple with the gentle harmonious vocals of the Corrs. It does beg the question what young, successful, attractive women like Lene and Fiona have to complain about, but if it leads to pretty, folk-tinged pop like this, who's complaining? --Helen Marquis
From the Artist
HELLO EVERYONE!
Hello, thanks for everyone for buying my album! I have just been in London and am very tired, but I`ll try to write a comment for you anyway:
Hello, thanks for everyone for buying my album! I have just been in London and am very tired, but I`ll try to write a comment for you anyway:
I started working on this album last year, and it was released in my native Norway this spring. The major Norwegian newspapers gave it very good reviews (it`s true). It was then it all began: My life changed and I was no longer the shy schoolgirl from Tromsoe (sorry, English keyboard), but Lene Marlin - the star, the new big artist from Norway. Hope`ll like my album, I spent quite a time with making it. Love Lene
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When I first heard Lene Marlins "Sitting Down Here" I thought - not bad - upbeat lively Britney Spears type singer. When I saw the reviews on Amazon, I thought, Hmmm, maybe there's more to this singer than I first thought. So I bought the album and I was gobsmacked. She has got a incredible voice - amazing range and emotion. This is not a Britney Spears type pop album at all. My favourite track is "Maybe I'll Go" which shows the range in Lene's voice. I just love that song. The other true masterpiece is "A place nearby" which is the most touching song I have heard for a very very long time. It just brought me to tears and I say this having also bought Eminem's new album! "A place nearby" is about death and dying but it also inspire incredible hope and it is not a depressing song. Lene's lyrics show a incredible insight into life, love and everything else that makes us human. The lyrics are truly surprisingly for someone so young - she writes about subjects which other singers her age could only dream about. I can't wait for her next album because I've been truly converted. Amazing.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I brought this album from France while I was over there, just because i wanted the different covers, but after listening to it at home a few times, I've realized that there is a difference between the endings of Way we are. The European version finsishes the way the song starts, with the electric guitar playing the tune, whereas on the english verion, it goes to fade with Lene singing. I think if you're a Lene Marlin fan and you have money to waste, you should get it. It looks good with your other Lene Marlin cd's and puts the enthusiasm back into Playing my Game, while we wait for the next album...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
What surprised me most when I first heard that this album was being released in the UK was that the accompaning single was "sitting down here". This is totally uncharacteristic of the rest of the album, not so much in lyrical content but in actual music style. It's the only song that doesnt have believeable drums.
But believeable drums arent really what this album is about for me. The absolutely impeccable production mixed with the warmth and body of lene's voice make this one of the stand out albums in my collection. I'm captivated by songs like "playing my game" and "so i see" every time I listen to them. This album is a must have, but dont buy it if you're expecting all the songs to sound like "sitting down here" - they most certainly dont.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
what a surrise !
Playing my game is a wonderful CD. I found out about Lene Marlin by accident while looking for a recording by another artist . Playing MY Game was really a lucky find . Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. F. Mcshane
My favorit album from mt teens
When I9 was a teenager this was my favorit album and still is love here writting just brillo.
Published on 27 May 2010 by Jade
Lene Marlin CD Review
Received the product within a couple of days. The only criticism I have is that the product was listed as 'new', however when it arrives it was clear that the product was 'used' -... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2009 by dancing queen
Brilliant Album
I bought this album just out of curiosity after hearing her Sitting down here track. Lene is just amazing her voice is so beautiful and you can't help but fall in love with her... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2008 by Mr. C. M. Webb
superb
One of my favourite albums, not surprised to see no used items for sale.
Shame it's not for sale anymore.
Shame it's not for sale anymore.
Published on 26 May 2008 by brown
What an incredible voice!
This has to be one album that's got me started on music that's softer than a lot of the racket I've been into in previous years. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2006 by Nachtwunsch
Some stirring of emotions on this album for sure!
I bought Lene's debut album in 2006, several years after its initial release. 'Sitting Down Here' was playing all over the radio in 1999 and I re-discovered this and the other... Read more
Published on 8 July 2006 by Andrea Faiman
The best album ever
This is a fantastic album, every track is excellent - a must have!
Published on 30 Oct 2005
Very Pleasant- Beautiful songs and sounds
I have had this album for a good few years- Better than Dido and all the other rubbish that has come out since. Read more
Published on 17 July 2005 by Venus - the book lover
strictly background music
I bought this album as a present for my dad, but played it first to see if I liked it. It's still a present for my dad. Read more
Published on 18 April 2005 by Ms. C. A. L. Turner
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