Queens Are Trumps: Kirifuda wa Queen

Queens Are Trumps -Kirifuda wa Queen-
Queens Are Trumps -Kirifuda wa Queen-
Studio album by Scandal
Released	September 26, 2012
Genre	Alternative rock; pop rock;
Length	54:35
Language	Japanese, English
Label	Epic Records Japan
Scandal chronology
Singles from Queens are trumps -Kirifuda wa Queen-
	"Harukaze"; Released: February 22, 2012; "Taiyō Scandalous"; Released: July 11, 2012; "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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Queens Are Trumps"	Mami	Bu-Ni	Bu-Ni	3:41
2.	"Taiyou Scandalous" (太陽スキャンダラス; Scandalous Sun)	Haruna, Naoto	Naoto	Naoto	5:09
3.	"Pin Heel Surfer" (ピンヒールサーファー)	Shō Wada	Wada	Wada	5:04
4.	"Rock’n Roll"	Haruna, Tomomi, Yuichi Tajika	Tajika	Atsushi	3:54
5.	"Bitter Chocolate" (ビターチョコレート)	Rina	Tomomi	Keita Kawaguchi	5:16
6.	"Kill the Virgin"	Hajimetal, Jun Sato	Hajimetal	Hajimetal	5:01
7.	"Koe" (声; Voice)	Ryota Yanagisawa	Yanagisawa	Kawaguchi	4:50
8.	"Rising Star"	Haruna, Tomohiro Okubo	Okubo	Atsushi	3:32
9.	"Bright"	Rina, Tajika	Tajika	Kawaguchi	5:17
10.	"Welcome Home"	Yuka Kawamura	Kawamura	Okubo	4:00
11.	"Harukaze" (春風; Spring Breeze)	SCANDAL, Isshiki Noriyasu	Noriyasu	Atsushi	4:38
12.	"Right Here"	Jamil	Jamil, Satoshi Shiraishi	Shiraishi	4:13

DVD Edition bonus videos
No.	Title	Length
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

^ "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.

[jpn-charts-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.

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Scandal
Haruna Mami Tomomi Rina
Studio albums	Best Scandal Temptation Box Baby Action Standard Hello World Yellow Honey Kiss from the Darkness Mirror
Singles	"Space Ranger" "Koi Moyō" "Kagerō" "Doll" "Sakura Goodbye" "Shōjo S" "Yumemiru Tsubasa" "Shunkan Sentimental" "Taiyō to Kimi ga Egaku Story" "Namida no Regret" "Scandal Nanka Buttobase" "Pride" "Haruka" "Love Survive" "Harukaze" "Taiyō Scandalous" "Pin Heel Surfer" "Awanai Tsumori no, Genki de ne" "Kagen no Tsuki" "Departure"
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