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Dry & Heavy (album)

1977 studio album by Burning Spear From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dry & Heavy (album)
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Dry & Heavy is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1977 through Island Records.[1][2]

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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.[3]

Critical reception

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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]

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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
  • Recorded at Harry J Studio Kingston, Jamaica
  • Engineer - Sylvan Morris
  • Mixed at Harry J Studio Kingston, Jamaica

Personnel

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References

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