King vs. Queen

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

King vs. Queen
Studio album by
Brighten
ReleasedMarch 20, 2007
Recorded2006
GenreIndie rock, pop rock
Length40:01
LabelCarbon Copy Media
ProducerJeff Schneeweis
Brighten chronology
Ready When You Are EP
(2005)		 King vs. Queen
(2007)		 Early Love
(2008)
Alternative Cover
Independent release cover

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 Once Brighten was made aware of this, the CD was withdrawn from stores.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, "Ready When You Are" and "Television".

Track listing

Original version
  1. "More Vacations" – 2:00
  2. "A Heart Like That" – 2:13
  3. "Ready When You Are" – 3:30
  4. "Treasure Island" – 2:57
  5. "Mr. Mister" – 2:54
  6. "Darling Nicotine" – 4:43
  7. "The Better Way" – 3:48
  8. "Single Millionaires" –2:33
  9. "We Chose the King" – 3:20
  10. "Television" – 4:21
  11. "Cops and Robbers" – 3:05
  12. "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:

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