That is why you're overweight

that is why you're overweight
This two-fer from Collectables features a pair of out of print LPs by Eddie Harris: Free Speech and That Is Why You're Overweight both originally issued on Atlantic in 1969 and 1976, respectively. Highlights among the 14 tracks include the Harris original "It's All Right Now," "Bold and Black," and "Free Speech." These discs provide an entertaining combination of soul, jazz, and hard bop. ~ Al Campbell

Originally released on Atlantic.

2 LPs on 1 CD: FREE SPEECH (1969)/THAT IS WHY YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT (1976).
that is why you're overweight

Personnel includes: Eddie Harris (vocals, saxophone, electric saxophone, reed trumpet, piano, electric piano, string synthesizer); Jodie Christian (electric piano); Louie Spears (acoustic & electric basses); Billy Hart (drums); Felix Henry (percussion).

Personnel: Eddie Harris (vocals, saxophone, electric saxophone, piano, electric piano, string synthesizer); Ronald Muldrow (vocals, guitar); Bradley Bobo (vocals, ARP synthesizer, bass guitar); Paul Humphrey (vocals, drums); Calvin Barnes (vocals, percussion); Marilyn Haywood, Mary Ann Stewart, Bob Ramey, Karen Patterson, Stephana Loeb, Vivian Harrell, Nancy Shanks (vocals); Sol Bobrov, Edmund Bauer (violin); Louis Spears (cello, electric bass); Willie Henderson (baritone saxophone); Joe Romano (trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone); Frank Gordon, Burgess Gardner (trumpet); Maurice Spears (trombone, bass trombone); Steven Galloway (trombone); Richard Abrahams, Jodie Christian, Bobby Lyle (electric piano); Odell Brown (organ); Ralph Penland, Terry Thompson, Billy Hart (drums); Felix Henry, Marshall Thompson (percussion).

that is why you're overweight
Audio Remixer: Lewis Hahn.

Liner Note Author: Kim Taylor.

Arrangers: Eddie Harris; Gerald Lee.