Queens Are Trumps: Kirifuda wa Queen

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Queens Are Trumps -Kirifuda wa Queen-
Scandal queens.jpg
Studio album by
Scandal
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)
Genre
Length54:35
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelEpic Records Japan
Scandal chronology
Baby Action
(2011) 		Queens Are Trumps -Kirifuda wa Queen-
(2012) 		Standard
(2013)
Singles from Queens are trumps -Kirifuda wa Queen-
  1. "Harukaze"
    Released: February 22, 2012
  2. "Taiyō Scandalous"
    Released: July 11, 2012
  3. "Pin Heel Surfer"
    Released: September 12, 2012

Queens Are Trumps: Kirifuda wa Queen (Queens are trumps -切り札はクイーン-) is the fourth studio album by Japanese pop rock band, Scandal. The album was released on September 26, 2012 by Epic. It is available in three different editions, a limited CD+DVD version, a regular CD Only version, and a limited CD+Photobook edition. The album reached #4 on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for 12 weeks.[1]

"Welcome home" was used as the theme song for the TV program Mizu to Midori no Campaign.[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Queens Are Trumps"MamiBu-NiBu-Ni3:41
2."Taiyou Scandalous" (太陽スキャンダラス; Scandalous Sun)Haruna, NaotoNaotoNaoto5:09
3."Pin Heel Surfer" (ピンヒールサーファー)Shō WadaWadaWada5:04
4."Rock’n Roll"Haruna, Tomomi, Yuichi TajikaTajikaAtsushi3:54
5."Bitter Chocolate" (ビターチョコレート)RinaTomomiKeita Kawaguchi5:16
6."Kill the Virgin"Hajimetal, Jun SatoHajimetalHajimetal5:01
7."Koe" (声; Voice)Ryota YanagisawaYanagisawaKawaguchi4:50
8."Rising Star"Haruna, Tomohiro OkuboOkuboAtsushi3:32
9."Bright"Rina, TajikaTajikaKawaguchi5:17
10."Welcome Home"Yuka KawamuraKawamuraOkubo4:00
11."Harukaze" (春風; Spring Breeze)SCANDAL, Isshiki NoriyasuNoriyasuAtsushi4:38
12."Right Here"JamilJamil, Satoshi ShiraishiShiraishi4:13
DVD Edition bonus videos
No.TitleLength
1."Almond Crush "Koi no Hajimari wa Diet"" (アーモンドクラッシュ 「恋の始まりはダイエット」) 
2."Dobondobondo "Cherry Jam"" (どぼんどぼんど 「ちぇりーじゃむ」) 
3."Jacket Cover Photoshoot Making-of" 
4."Taiyou Scandalous wo 100-bai Tanoshimu Dance" (太陽スキャンダラスを100倍楽しむダンス) 

Personnel[]

  • HARUNA (Haruna Ono) - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • MAMI (Mami Sasazaki) - lead guitar, lead vocals on track 7, backing vocals
  • TOMOMI (Tomomi Ogawa) - bass, lead and backing vocals
  • RINA (Rina Suzuki) - drums, backing vocals
Guest musicians
  • Yoshio Nomura - lead guitar on track 1
  • Yūzō Ōkusu - synthesizer
  • Hirohito Furui - synthesizer
  • Akira Onozuka - piano
  • Kazuta Katsuki - saxophone
  • Watanabe Fire - saxophone
  • Shin Kazuhara - trumpet
  • Sirō Sasaki - trumpet
  • Azusa Tōjō - trombone
  • Matarō Misawa - percussions
  • Yuki Okazaki - chorus
  • Yūichi Ikusawa - chorus

References[]

  1. ^ "Queens are trumps -切り札はクイーン-(完全生産限定盤) │ SCANDAL" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ^ "Welcome Home - generasia". www.generasia.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
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