King vs. Queen

King vs. Queen
King vs. Queen
Studio album by Brighten
Released	March 20, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Indie rock, pop rock
Length	40:01
Label	Carbon Copy Media
Producer	Jeff Schneeweis
Brighten chronology
Alternative Cover
	Independent release cover

King vs. Queen is the debut album of indie rock group Brighten, released on March 20, 2007.

Overview[]

The album was originally slated for a fall 2006 release, but was pushed back. However, before the album's intended release, Victory Records sued Carbon Copy Media (Brighten's then-current label). As a result of this, Brighten decided to go independent from Victory. On March 20, 2007, King vs. Queen was released to retail stores across the US without the band's knowledge, due to the printing of thousands of CDs by Carbon Copy Media prior to the lawsuit. Once Brighten was made aware of this, the CD was withdrawn from stores. Only a limited number of these CDs are now available.

This CD includes re-recorded songs from the EP , "Ready When You Are" and "Television".

Track listing[]

Original version[]

"More Vacations" – 2:00
"A Heart Like That" – 2:13
"Ready When You Are" – 3:30
"Treasure Island" – 2:57
"Mr. Mister" – 2:54
"Darling Nicotine" – 4:43
"The Better Way" – 3:48
"Single Millionaires" –2:33
"We Chose the King" – 3:20
"Television" – 4:21
"Cops and Robbers" – 3:05
"Why Oh Why" – 4:52

Independent release[]

Following the band's fallout with Victory Records and the album's withdrawal from stores, they decided to release a shorter version independently, selling it at concerts and later online at SmartPunk. This version features slightly different artwork and only 9 tracks. The track listing is as follows:

"More Vacations" – 2:00
"Ready When You Are" – 3:30
"Treasure Island" – 2:57
"Darling Nicotine" – 4:43
"The Better Way" – 3:48
"We Chose the King" – 3:20
"Television" – 4:21
"Cops and Robbers" – 3:05
"Why Oh Why" – 4:52

External links[]

Official Brighten Myspace