▁( Is ▁So ▁Str ange ) ▁is ▁an ▁album ▁by ▁War , ▁released ▁on ▁R CA ▁Victor ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁continuous ▁string ▁of ▁albums ▁by ▁the ▁group ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁record ▁another ▁album ▁until ▁a ▁de cade ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁band ' s ▁line up ▁is ▁not ▁stated ▁on ▁the ▁cover , ▁but ▁composer ▁cred its ▁suggest ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁from ▁eight ▁members ▁( on ▁the ▁previous ▁album ) ▁to ▁five . ▁ ▁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 ▁m ush room ▁clouds ▁are ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁s ung lass es . ▁ ▁The ▁back ▁cover ▁dep ict s ▁office ▁to wers ▁( ident ifiable ▁as ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁buildings ) ▁being ▁to pp led ▁by ▁a ▁nuclear ▁explos ion . ▁ ▁Produ cer ▁Jerry ▁Gold stein ▁also ▁produced ▁the ▁album ▁N uc lear ▁Blues ▁by ▁Blood , ▁S we at ▁and ▁T ears ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁earlier , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁cover ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁post - n uc lear ▁urban ▁street ▁scene . ▁ ▁One ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁issued : ▁" Life ▁( is ▁So ▁Str ange )" ▁back ed ▁with ▁" W . W . ▁III ". ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁All ▁tracks ▁composed ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Gold stein