Strange Is This World

Strange Is This World
Studio album by Czesław Niemen
Released	1972
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	39:26
Label	CBS (LP)
Czesław Niemen chronology
Niemen (1971) Strange Is This World (1972) Ode to Venus (1973)

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Strange Is This World is the first English-language album by Polish rock artist Niemen. The album was released in 1972 in West Germany on the CBS Records International (the European section of Columbia Records).

"I've wanted to introduce something new, original to rock music."

—  Czesław Niemen

Track listing

1. "Strange Is This World" – 6:05 - (lyrics Czesław Niemen)
2. "Why Did You Stop Loving Me" – 12:05 (lyrics Marek Rymaszewski & Paweł Brodowski) [1]
3. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" – 4:13 (music Otis Redding, lyrics Jerry Butler)
4. "A Song For The Deceased" – 13:18 (lyrics Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, translation Paweł Brodowski)

[1] Lyric writers on 'Why Did You Stop Loving Me' as printed on the label of the vinyl version of the CBS album, # S 64896

Personnel

• Czesław Niemen – organ, vocal
• Józef Skrzek – piano, bass, organ, harmonica
• Helmut Nadolski – double bass
• Antymos Apostolis – guitar
• Jerzy Piotrowski – drums