Dry & Heavy is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1977 through Island Records.
Production The album was produced by Winston Rodney and recorded at Harry J's studio. It was the last album to include the musicians known as the Black Disciples.
Critical reception
Fact deemed the album among Burning Spear's "peak-period greats." The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Dry & Heavy "counterbalances the anger and dread of the early albums by displaying a downright optimistic side." PopMatters called it "an absolutely crucial album for Rodney, as it added a whole new arrow of nuance to his quiver—and it is also a really great-sounding reggae album."
Track listing All tracks composed by Winston Rodney; except where indicated "Any River" - 3:19 "The Sun" (Rodney, Don Taylor, Phillip Fullwood) - 3:42 "It's a Long Way Around" (Rodney, Fullwood) - 3:06 "I W.I.N." - 3:47 "Throw Down Your Arms" - 4:05 "Dry & Heavy" - 3:29 "Wailing" - 2:46 "Black Disciples" - 4:23 "Shout It Out" - 3:27
Personnel Winston Rodney - lead vocals, percussion, production, arrangements Robbie Shakespeare - bass guitar Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass guitar Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace - drums Bernard "Touter" Harvey - keyboards Earl "Wire" Lindo – keyboards Earl "Chinna" Smith - lead and rhythm guitar Donald "Roots" Kinsey - lead guitar Bertram "Ranchie" McLean - rhythm guitar Noel "Skully" Simms - percussion Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion Bobby Ellis - trumpet Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall - tenor sax Herman Marquis - alto sax Vincent "Trommie" Gordon – trombone Sylvan Morris – engineer
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