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.

1. Any River
2. The Sun – Winston Rodney, Don Taylor, Phillip Fullwood
3. It’s a Long Way Around – Winston Rodney, Phillip Fullwood
4. I W.I.N.
5. Throw Down Your Arms
6. Dry & Heavy
7. Wailing
8. Black Disciples
9. Shout It Out