My Weakness Is Strong | ||||
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Released | August 25, 2009 | |||
Recorded | February 2009 | |||
Genre | Comedy | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Records 49781 | |||
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The DVD cover of My Weakness Is Strong. |
My Weakness Is Strong is the third comedy album by Patton Oswalt, [1] following the 2007 release Werewolves and Lollipops .
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