Dry & Heavy (album)

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Dry & Heavy
Studio album by Burning Spear
Released	August 5, 1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Reggae
Length	mm:ss
Label	Island Records
Producer	Winston Rodney
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link Pop Matters (Favorable) link Robert Christgau (B) link
Burning Spear chronology
Man in the Hills (1976) Dry & Heavy (1977) Marcus' Children (1978)

[edit] Track listing

1. "Any River"
2. "The Sun"
3. "It's A Long Way Around"
4. "I W.I.N."
5. "Throw Down Your Arms"
6. "Dry & Heavy"
7. "Wailing"
8. "Black Disciples"
9. "Shout It Out"

[edit] Credits

• All songs written by W. Rodney except, 2 (Rodney/Fullwood/Taylor) and 3 (Rodney/Fullwood)
• All songs published by Burning Spear Publishing except 2, 8 and 9 (Island Music Inc.)
• Arranged & 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

[edit] Musicians

• 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 & rhythm guitar
• Donald "Roots" Kinsley - 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