Dry & Heavy

by Burning Spear

Dry & Heavy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Island
  • Country: Jamaica
  • Length: 32:11
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Burning Spear's 'Dry & Heavy' continued Winston Rodney's roots reggae focus with meditative rhythms and Rastafarian themes. The album's production and vocal repetition emphasize spiritual endurance, bass weight, and the controlled power of Spear's classic period.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Any River (3:19)
  2. The Sun (3:44)
  3. It's A Long Way Around (3:05)
  4. I W.I.N. (3:48)
  5. Throw Down Your Arms (4:04)
  6. Dry & Heavy (3:29)
  7. Wailing (2:47)
  8. Black Disciples (4:23)
  9. Shout It Out (3:28)

Credits

  • Burning Spear - primary artist
  • Herman Marquis - alto saxophone
  • Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass
  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass
  • Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace - drums
  • Earl "Chinna" Smith - guitar
  • Bernard "Touter" Harvey - keyboards
  • Earl "Wire" Lindo - keyboards

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