Dry Land

This article is about the song by Joan Armatrading. For the geographic phenomenon, see Land.
"Dry Land"
Single by Joan Armatrading
from the album Back to the Night
B-side"Body to Dust"
Released28 November 1975
RecordedMay 1975
GenrePop
Length4:22
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Joan Armatrading & Pam Nestor
Producer(s)Pete Gage
Joan Armatrading singles chronology
"Back to the Night"
(1975) 		"Dry Land"
(1975) 		"Love and Affection"
(1976)

"Dry Land" is a 1975 song written by Joan Armatrading and Pam Nestor. It was released as an album track on Back to the Night in May 1975 and then as a single (AMS 7205) on 28 November 1975.[1] The song has a simple arrangement, with a solo vocal, a number of choral-style backing vocals, an acoustic piano, and a Moog synthesizer. All of these were performed by Armatrading herself, with the exception of the Moog, which was played by her producer, Pete Gage.

  1. ^ Joan Armatrading – Dry Land / Body into Dust", 45cat. Retrieved 17 May 2015.