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''A Piece of Strange'' is the third studio album by CunninLynguists. It was released January 24, 2006, by The LA Underground, a record label based in New Mexico.〔(LA Underground Website )〕 The “high-concept record”〔(''A Piece of Strange'' review ), CokeMachineGlow.com.〕 tells the "tale of the pathway to and from sin".〔(''A Piece of Strange'' review ), prefixmag.com〕 The album was produced entirely by Kno, and vocals are by Kno, Deacon the Villain and Natti, who joined the group prior to the recording of the album.〔(Artist Interview ), abcdrduson.com.〕 Featured guest vocalists include Cee-Lo Green, Immortal Technique, and Tonedeff. Deacon and Kno have both cited the album's importance to their careers in interviews, with Kno calling it a "turning point" for the group.〔 CunninLynguists toured domestically and overseas in support of the album, appearing with acts such as Depeche Mode, Kanye West, Bun B, and Pharrell Williams.〔(Artist Interview ), sixshot.com〕〔(Artist Info ), Bad Taste Records〕〔(Artist Photos ), rockfoto.net〕 ''A Piece of Strange'' received widespread acclaim from critics, with ''XXL'' calling it "soulful", "raw", and "sophisticated",〔(''A Piece of Strange'' Review ), ''XXL''〕 ''URB'' calling it "a piece of beauty",〔(''A Piece of Strange'' review ), URB.〕 ''Scratch'' calling it "top-shelf",〔(''A Piece of Strange'' review ), ''Scratch''〕 ''CMJ'' calling it a "beautiful...dense opera",〔(''A Piece of Strange'' Review ), ''CMJ''〕 and ''The A.V. Club'' calling it "vast and ambitious".〔(''A Piece of Strange'' Review ), ''The A.V. Club''〕 The album's cover art is by Becky Cloonan. Cloonan's collaboration with CunninLynguists occurred following her listing their song "Love Ain't" as something she was listening to in an issue of her comic ''Demo''.〔(Artist Comments ), deviantart.com.〕 ==Track listing== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Piece of Strange」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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