Dry & Heavy is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1977 through Island Records.[1][2]
| Dry & Heavy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 5, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 32:04 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Winston Rodney | |||
| Burning Spear chronology | ||||
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Production
editThe album was produced by Winston Rodney, and recorded at Harry J's studio.[1] It was the last album to include the musicians known as the Black Disciples.[3]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Fact deemed the album among Burning Spear's "peak-period greats."[8] The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Dry & Heavy "counterbalances the anger and dread of the early albums by displaying a downright optimistic side."[7] 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."[9]
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Walter 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
Credits
edit- Arranged and produced by Winston Rodney
- Recorded at Harry J Studio Kingston, Jamaica
- Engineer - Sylvan Morris
- Mixed at Harry J Studio Kingston, Jamaica
Personnel
edit- Winston Rodney - lead vocals and percussion
- 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
References
edit- ^ a b "Burning Spear | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Moskowitz, David Vlado (March 17, 2006). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313331589.
- ^ "Burning Spear Rasta Business". exclaim.ca.
- ^ Beatty, Brian. Dry & Heavy at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. pp. 71–72.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 98.
- ^ "A beginner's guide to reggae legend Burning Spear". Fact. January 6, 2016.
- ^ "Burning Spear: Man in the Hills & Dry and Heavy / Social Living". PopMatters. October 9, 2003.