Dry (album)
Dry may refer to a state lacking moisture (see also drought), a high liquor content in alcoholic beverages, a low amount of unfermented sugar in wine, and is the name of a music album (below).
| Dry | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| CD by PJ Harvey | ||
| Released | June 30, 1992 | |
| Recorded | ?? | |
| Genre | ||
| Length | 39:54 | |
| Record label | Too Pure/Indigo | |
| Producers | Robert Ellis, Vernon | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4.5 out of 5 | link |
| Robert Christgau | A- | link |
| Q | 4 stars out of 5 | October 2000 |
| PJ Harvey Chronology | ||
| Dry (1992) |
Rid of Me (1993) | |
Recorded at the Icehouse, Yeovil, UK, PJ Harvey's Dry was released twice, firstly on Too Pure accompanied with a limited edition Demonstration LP(+++), and subsequently on Indigo Records. Both versions were released in 1992.
Received as well in the States as the UK, this album prompted Rolling Stone magazine to name Harvey Best Songwriter and Best New Female Singer. In spite of the acclaim, "Sheela Na-Gig" was the only single to chart in the US, at #9 on Billboard's Modern Rock singles chart.
Track listing
Songs written by Polly Jean Harvey, unless otherwise noted.
- "Oh My Lover" - 4:00
- "O Stella" - 2:30
- "Dress" (Robert Ellis / Harvey) - 3:16
- "Victory" - 3:16
- "Happy and Bleeding" (Ellis / Harvey) - 4:48
- "Sheela-Na-Gig"- 3:10
- "Hair" - 3:47
- "Joe" (Ellis/Harvey) - 2:33
- "Plants and Rags" (Ellis/Harvey) - 4:09
- "Fountain" - 3:53
- "Water" - 4:32
Personnel
- PJ Harvey - Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Producer
- Chas Dickie - Cello
- Robert Ellis - Drums, Harmonium, Vocals, Producer, Mixing
- Ben Groenevelt - Bass, Double Bass
- Ian Olliver - Bass
- Mike Paine - Guitar
- Steve Vaughan - Bass
- Vernon - Producer
- Stephen Vaughan - Bass
---
+++ - The CD version was also issued as a limited edition. A run of one thousand numbered on the jewel sleeve with a simple red or green paper sticker and the number (out of a 1000). This version had 22 tracks and was just a few seconds short of 80 minutes.
An entire run of the album played as accoustic demos followed the 'normal' album.
The normal Too Pure CD code for Dry was: Bold textPURE CD 10Bold text
The limited edition Too Pure CD code for Dry was: Bold textPURE CDD 10Bold text
Note the extra 'D'.
You had to really look twice to try and pick up this gem, as the sleeve, apart from the spine, was more or less identical, just an extra line of writing was evident on the compact disc.
Dry is also the name of a commune of the Loiret département in France.