| Dry & Heavy | ||||
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| Released | August 5, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 32:04 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Winston Rodney | |||
| Burning Spear chronology | ||||
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Dry & Heavy is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1977 through Island Records. [1] [2]
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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
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]
All tracks composed by Walter Rodney; except where indicated
Man in the Hills is a reggae album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear, released in 1976 on Island Records. Man in the Hills was follow-up to the seminal Marcus Garvey; Man in the Hills is usually considered a worthy follow-up, though less innovative and incendiary. produced by Jack Ruby, Man in the Hills is a simple and unadorned album, with songs that reminisce about Spear's childhood in St. Anne's Bay, Jamaica.
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