Dry
Album by PJ Harvey
Released	June 30, 1992
Recorded	November-December 1991
Genre	Rock
Length	39 min 54 sec
Label	Too Pure/Indigo
Producer(s)	Rob Ellis Polly Jean Harvey Vernon
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link
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 & also as a very limited 80 minute CD, and subsequently on Indigo Records. Both versions were released in 1992. PJ Harvey Dry album cover This is an album cover. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Yeovil and raised in nearby Corscombe (Dorset), is a British singer and songwriter. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... Look up Second in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The second (symbol: s) is the SI base unit of time. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Too Pure is a London, United Kingdom based independent record label that was formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Weymouth, Dorset is a British singer and songwriter. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and rock critic. ... PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Yeovil and raised in nearby Corscombe (Dorset), is a British singer and songwriter. ... Released in 1993, PJ Harveys second album was largely recorded by Steve Albini, bar one track (Man-Size Sextet by Head/Harvey/Ellis). ... Map sources for Yeovil at grid reference ST5516 Yeovil is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 and A37. ... PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Yeovil and raised in nearby Corscombe (Dorset), is a British singer and songwriter. ... Too Pure is a London, United Kingdom based independent record label that was formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

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 Tracks chart. Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music and popular culture. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... The Modern Rock Tracks chart is a music chart that has appeared in Billboard magazine since the early 1980s. ...

Track listing

Songs written by Polly Jean Harvey, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Oh My Lover" - 4:00
2. "O Stella" - 2:30
3. "Dress" (Rob Ellis, Harvey) - 3:16
4. "Victory" - 3:16
5. "Happy and Bleeding" (Ellis, Harvey) - 4:48
6. "Sheela-Na-Gig"- 3:10
7. "Hair" - 3:47
8. "Joe" (Ellis, Harvey) - 2:33
9. "Plants and Rags" (Ellis, Harvey) - 4:09
10. "Fountain" - 3:53
11. "Water" - 4:32

Clips

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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

Charts

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Singles