That Is Why You're Overweight is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1975 and released on the Atlantic label.Atlantic Records discography accessed May 15, 2012Eddie Harris Discography, accessed June 22, 2017
Reception
The Allmusic review stated: "Some of this stuff hits, some of it misses... all of it suggests that Harris' curiosity and impatience had him flailing around in search of a direction".Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed May 15, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated "It's All Right Now" – 3:56 "Why Do You Hurt Me" (Harris, Bradley Bobo) – 4:19 "Flowers" – 4:59 "That Is Why You're Overweight" (Harris, Sara Harris, Yvonne Harris) – 7:25 "Tryin' Ain't Dyin'" – 7:30 "Live Again" (Ronald Muldrow) – 4:18 "Ooh" – 2:49 "Exempt" – 7:37
Personnel Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone, electric piano, vocals Ronald Muldrow – guitar, guitorgan, vocals Bradley Bobo – bass, 6 string bass, vocals Paul Humphrey, Terry Thompson – drums Buck Clarke – bongos, percussion, tambourine Calvin Barnes – drums, percussion, vocals Marshall Thompson – percussion (track 5) Bob Ramey – rhythm synthesizer (track 1) Muhal Richard Abrams (track 5), Bobby Lyle (track 2) – electric piano Odell Brown – organ (track 5) Lou Gonzales, Joe Romano – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 2, 4 & 8) Burgess Gardner, Frank Gordon – trumpet (track 5) Steve Galloway (track 5), Al Hall Jr. (tracks 2, 4 & 8), Maurice Spears (tracks 2, 4 & 8) – trombone Delbert Hill – baritone saxophone, oboe, bassoon, tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 8) Willie Henderson – baritone saxophone (track 5) Edmund Lee Bauer, Sol Bobrov, E. Zlatoff Mirsky – violin (track 5) Bruce K. Hayden, Harold H. Kupper – viola (track 5) Karl B. Fruh – cello (track 5) Vivian Harrell, Marilyn Haywood, Mary Ann Stewart, Stephana Loeb, Karen Patterson, Nancy Shanks – vocals Gerald Lee – arranger
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