Album
That Is Why You're Overweight
1976 · Jazz
Rare pressing on Gatefold
That Is Why You're Overweight is a Jazz album by Eddie Harris, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.
About
Because he was a jazz saxophonist who sang, Eddie Harris is often overlooked for the contributions he made to '70s funk music. His squishy, bluesy view of funk was one of the most distinctive exponents of the genre, and 1975’s <i>That Is Why You’re Overweight</i> typifies his idiosyncratic approach. “It’s All Right,” “Why Do You Hurt Me," and “Live Again” are just as good as contemporaneous works by The Ohio Players, Sly Stone, and Parliament. Harris had a demented sense of humor that was perfect for funk, and his rough-hewn vocals are a welcome antidote to the era's overly sanitized singers. While Harris was turned on by funk, he never gave up on jazz. “Exempt” is a swirling spiritual that's both militant and poignant, while “Ooh” features Harris alone with his horn, unadorned. But the title song is the undeniable centerpiece: Harris leads the band through a slow-burning groove that exemplifies his wonderfully weird and rambling explorations of jazz, funk, and R&B.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1It's All Right Now3:53
- A2Why Do You Hurt Me4:15
- A3Flowers5:01
- A4That Is Why You're Overweight7:22
Side B
- B1Tryin' Ain't Dyin'7:09
- B2Live Again4:17
- B3Ooh2:48
- B4Exempt7:37
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Soul Jazz
- gritty
- funky
- soulful
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Al HallTROMBONE
- Allen JacksonBASS
- Bob RameySYNTHESIZER , VOCALS SYNTHESIZER VOCALS
- Bobby LyleELECTRIC PIANO
- Bradley Bobo6-STRING BASS BASS BASS , VOCALS
- Bruce HaydenVIOLA
- Buck ClarkeBONGOS BONGOS, VOCALS PERCUSSION
- Burgess GardnerTRUMPET
- Calvin BarnesDRUMS PERCUSSION PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Delbert HillBARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE, OBOE, BASSOON, TENOR SAXOPHONE OBOE, TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Don PateBASS
- Eddie HarrisLEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO
- Edmund BauerVIOLIN
- Everett Zlatoff-MirskyVIOLIN
- Frank GordonTRUMPET
- Harold KupperVIOLA
- Joe RomanoFLUGELHORN, TROMBONE, TRUMPET FLUGELHORN, TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Karen PattersonSOPRANO VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 9 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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