That Is Why You're Overweight

Eddie Harris

Atlantic

Odell Brown plays on one track of this album

Tracks

• It's All Right Now (Harris)
• Why Do You Hurt Me (Bobo / Harris)
• Flowers (Harris)
• That Is Why You're Overweight (Harris / Harris / Harris)
• Tryin' Ain't Dyin' (Harris)
• Live Again (Muldrow)
• Ooh (Harris)
• Exempt (Harris)

Musicians include:

• Eddie Harris - saxophones, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, vocals
• Frank Gordon - trumpet
• Burgess Gardner - trumpet
• Joe Romano - trumpet
• Lou Gonzales - trumpet
• Al Hall - trombone
• Steve Galloway - trombone
• Maurice Spears - trombone
• Delbert Hill - bassoon, oboe, saxophone
• Muhal Richard Abrams - electric piano
• Odell Brown - organ (on Tryin' Ain't Dyin)
• Bobby Lyle - electric piano
• Ronald Muldrow - guitar, guitorgan, vocals
• Don Pate - bass
• Rufus Reid - bass
• Bradley Bobo - bass, vocals
• Allen Jackson - bass
• Willie Henderson - bass
• Calvin Barnes - drums, percussion
• Paul Humphrey - drums
• Ralph Penland - drums
• Terry Thompson - drums
• Buck Clarke - percussion
• Marshall Thompson - percussion
• plus strings on one track
• plus backing vocals on two tracks

This album was subsequently included on the 2-on-1 CD release;

• Free Speech / That Is Why You're Overweight, Eddie Harris, 2001