three contributions are, surprisingly, country-inspired." Commercial performance The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, selling over 100,000 copies in its first week. However, total sales for the album ended up being disappointing, only selling 300,000 copies in the US. A Public Affair, was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for denoting 500,000 in shipments. In Canada, the album debuted at number six, marking Simpson's highest position on the Canadian Albums Chart and was later certified Gold for 50,000 copies sold. A Public Affair also reached the top forty in Ireland and Australia, in the latter country peaking lower than In This Skin which reached number thirteen and was certified Platinum. To date, the album has sold one million copies worldwide. Track listing Sample credits "A Public Affair" contains a sample from the composition "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" as performed by Diana Ross and written by Ashford & Simpson, the latter who were credited. "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" samples "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)", written by Pete Burns, Steve Coy and Mike Percy and performed by Dead or Alive. "B.O.Y." samples the opening guitar riff of The Cars' "Just What I Needed" "Walkin' 'Round in a Circle" contains interpolations from the composition "Dreams" as performed by Fleetwood Mac and written by Stevie Nicks. "Swing with Me" contains samples from the composition "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" performed and written by Louis Prima. "Push Your Tush" contains elements of the Ohio Players 1976 hit "Who'd She Coo?" Personnel Credits for A Public Affair adapted from AllMusic. Ron Allaire – engineer Chris August – backing vocals Xandy Barry – producer Magnus Beite – keyboards Louis Biancaniello – keyboards, mixing, producer, programming Jerry Brown – drums Ravaughn Brown – backing vocals Sherree Ford Brown – backing vocals Orlando Calzada – engineer Vince Cherico – drums Cacee Cobb – backing vocals Ian Cross – engineer, mixing Barry Danielian – trumpet Mikkel S. Eriksen – engineer, instrumentation, vocal producer Wally Gagel – engineer, instrumentation, mixing, producer Siedah Garrett – backing vocals, vocal arrangement Steve Geuting – assistant engineer Serban Ghenea – mixing Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals Conrad Golding – engineer Tamyra Gray – backing vocals Keith Gretlein – assistant engineer Niki Haris – backing vocals Dorian Holly – backing vocals Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar Jimmy Jam – keyboards, producer