Life (Is So Strange)
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Life (Is So Strange) is an album by
The pop art cover references concerns about nuclear war in Los Angeles, the group's home. The Hollywood Sign appears in the upper right corner, and mushroom clouds are reflected in the woman's sunglasses. The back cover depicts office towers (identifiable as New York City buildings) being toppled by a nuclear explosion. Producer Jerry Goldstein also produced the album Nuclear Blues by Blood, Sweat and Tears a few years earlier, which had a cover depicting a post-nuclear urban street scene.
One single from the album was issued: "Life (is So Strange)" backed with "W.W. III".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Jerry Goldstein,
, except where indicated.Side one
- "Life (is So Strange)" – 5:58
- "Happiness" – 7:39
- "W.W. III (medley)" – 7:53
- "The Dawning of Night"
- "Waiting at the Church"
- "When the Nightime Comes"
Side two
- "Shake It Down" (Goldstein, R. J. Ranois) – 4:58
- "Summer Dreams" (Oskar) – 5:00
- "U-2 (medley)" – 9:47
- "U-2 Part 1"
- "Automatic Eyes"
- "U-2 Part 2"
- "U-2 Part 3"
Personnel
No personnel are listed on the cover, but previous War albums usually credit all members as composers, so the following is the likely lineup. Other instruments such as bass and saxophone may have been provided by the members below, or by session musicians.
- Papa Dee Allen– percussion, vocals
- Harold Brown – drums, percussion, vocals
- Lonnie Jordan – organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion, vocals
- Lee Oskar – harmonicas, vocals
- Howard Scott – guitar, vocals
Technical personnel
- Jerry Goldstein and Lonnie Jordon – producers
- John Fischback – recording and remix engineer
- Chris Huston – recording engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering engineer
- Mike Doud – art direction, design
- Lou Beach – illustration