Scandal - Queens Are Trumps: Kirifuda wa Queen (2012)

Scandal - Queens Are Trumps: Kirifuda wa Queen (2012)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Queens Are Trumps"   3:41

2. "Taiyou Scandalous" (太陽スキャンダラス; Scandalous Sun)   5:09

3. "Pin Heel Surfer" (ピンヒールサーファー)   5:04

4. "Rock’n Roll"   3:54

5. "Bitter Chocolate" (ビターチョコレート)   5:16

6. "Kill the Virgin"   5:01

7. "Koe" (声; Voice)   4:50

8. "Rising Star"   3:32

9. "Bright"   5:17

10. "Welcome Home"   4:00

11. "Harukaze" (春風; Spring Breeze)   4:38

12. "Right Here"   4:13

DVD Edition bonus videos

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)

Scandal Band Members / Musicians

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

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

Queens Are Trumps: Kirifuda wa Queen (Queens are trumps -切り札はクイーン-) is the 4th 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.

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