Physical Therapy (album)

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Physical Therapy
Physical therapy cd1.png
Studio album by
Released1992
Genre Jazz fusion
Length56:32
Label Sweatshop Records #512622
Producer Terry Coleman, Brian White ,Michael Fitzgerald & Ben Monroe
Physical Therapy chronology
Physical Therapy
(1992)
Casino
(1997)

Physical Therapy is the self-titled debut of jazz fusion band Physical Therapy, and features eleven tracks. "Played Me" is the only song on the album to feature vocals. Within the liner notes, Physical Therapy boasts that no drum machines or music sequencers were used. [1] The title track was used on The Weather Channel as part of its Local on the 8's local forecast program. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Physical Therapy" – 6:33 (Terry Coleman)
  2. "The Wet Phaze (BCB)" (Michael Fitzgerald) – 4:27
  3. "We Just Move U" (Brian White) – 3:45
  4. "Night of the Latin Sun("Terry Coleman) – 5:37
  5. "Wishbone" (Brian White) – 5:38
  6. "Digital Penatrashun"(Terry Coleman) – 3:41
  7. "Relax Me Now"(Terry Coleman)– 4:42
  8. "Straight Jacket" (Terry Coleman, Kevin James, Ben Monroe) – 5:19
  9. "Commatose"Michwal )Fitzgerald Terry Coleman Ben Monroe) – 6:32
  10. "Miles Said Play (MF)" (Terry Coleman Brian White Michael Fitzgerald Ben Monroe) – 6:12
  11. "Played Me" (Kevin James) – 3:38

All tracks were written and performed by Brian White, Terry Coleman, Michael Fitzgerald, Ben Monroe, and except where noted in the credits.

Personnel

Production

Production notes

All music was digitally recorded on 24-track AKAI A-DAMs using a DDA DMR12 console. All songs were recorded using real people, with no help from drum machines or music sequencers. This album was recorded at 48 K Audio Inc., St. Louis, Missouri. It was mastered by Bernie Grundman, at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California. Ben Monroe did primary engineering and mixing. Ron Kimbrough took the picture of the band on the inset page, while the 3D art was done by Glenn Grillo. The album was digitally recorded and released under the Sweatshop Records label; feedback was encouraged to be written to Sweatshop Records, 4625 Lee Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63115.

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References

  1. Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy. Sweatshop Records #512622, 1992.
  2. Weather Channel Monthly Playlist Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine , Weather.com. Retrieved 13 June 2006.