| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| Pop Matters | (Favorable) [3] |
Dry & Heavy is an album by reggae artist Burning Spear. It was released in 1977 on Island Records.
Track listing
All 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
- 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
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ PopMatters review