On August 5, 1977, “Island” label released “Dry & Heavy”, the sixth Burning Spear album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Harry J’s Studio” in Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Winston Rodney.
Personnel:
- Winston Rodney – lead vocals, percussion, arrangements
- Earl “Chinna” Smith – lead and rhythm guitar
- Donald “Roots” Kinsey – lead guitar
- Bertram “Ranchie” McLean – rhythm guitar
- Bernard “Touter” Harvey – keyboards
- Earl “Wire” Lindo – keyboards
- Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
- Aston “Family Man” Barrett – bass guitar
- Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace – drums
- Noel “Skully” Simms – percussion
- Uziah “Sticky” Thompson – percussion
- Herman Marquis – alto sax
- Richard “Dirty Harry” Hall – tenor sax
- Bobby Ellis – trumpet
- Vincent “Trommie” Gordon – trombone
- Sylvan Morris – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Walter Rodney, except where noted.
- Any River
- The Sun – Winston Rodney, Don Taylor, Phillip Fullwood
- It’s a Long Way Around – Winston Rodney, Phillip Fullwood
- I W.I.N.
- Throw Down Your Arms
- Dry & Heavy
- Wailing
- Black Disciples
- Shout It Out
