Dry & Heavy (album)

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Dry & Heavy is the fifth studio album of the reggae artist Burning Spear, released in 1977 as the third Island album.[1][2]

Dry & Heavy
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Studio album by
Burning Spear
ReleasedAugust 5, 1977
Recorded1977
GenreReggae
Length32:04
LabelIsland
ProducerWinston Rodney
Burning Spear chronology
Man in the Hills
(1976) 		Dry & Heavy
(1977) 		Live
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[6]

Production[]

The 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.[7]

Critical reception[]

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."[6] 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[]

All tracks composed by Walter Rodney; except where indicated

  1. "Any River" - 3:19
  2. "The Sun" (Rodney, Don Taylor, Phillip Fullwood) - 3:42
  3. "It's A Long Way Around" (Rodney, Fullwood) - 3:06
  4. "I W.I.N." - 3:47
  5. "Throw Down Your Arms" - 4:05
  6. "Dry & Heavy" - 3:29
  7. "Wailing" - 2:46
  8. "Black Disciples" - 4:23
  9. "Shout It Out" - 3:27

Credits[]

  • Arranged and produced by Winston Rodney
  • Executive producer - Don Taylor
  • Recorded at Harry J Studio Kingston, Jamaica
  • Engineer - Sylvan Morris
  • Mixed at Harry J Studio Kingston, Jamaica

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Burning Spear | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Moskowitz, David Vlado (March 17, 2006). "Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Beatty, Brian. Dry & Heavy at AllMusic
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. pp. 71–72.CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 98.
  7. ^ "Burning Spear Rasta Business". exclaim.ca.
  8. ^ "A beginner's guide to reggae legend Burning Spear". January 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "Burning Spear: Man in the Hills & Dry and Heavy / Social Living". October 9, 2003.
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