How Hard It Is

How Hard It Is
Studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company
Released	1971
Genre	Rock
Length	37:23
Label	Columbia
Producer	Roscoe Segel, Roy Segal
Big Brother and the Holding Company chronology
Be a Brother (1970) How Hard It Is (1971) Cheaper Thrills (1984)

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Allmusic	[1]

How Hard It Is is an album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, released in 1971.

Track listing

1. "How Hard It Is" (David Getz, Sam Andrew) – 4:21
2. "You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me, Baby" (Ray Rivera) – 3:27
3. "House on Fire" (David Getz, Louis Rappaport) – 3:56
4. "Black Widow Spider" (Sam Andrew) – 3:32
5. "Last Band on Side One" (Roscoe Segel, Sam Andrew) – 1:57
6. "Nu Boogaloo Jam" (Dan Nudelman, Sam Andrew) – 3:24
7. "Maui" (Roscoe Segel, Sam Andrew) – 3:27
8. "Shine On" (David Getz, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew) – 5:25
9. "Buried Alive in the Blues" (Nick Gravenites) – 3:59
10. "Promise Her Anything But Give Her Arpeggio" (David Schallock) – 3:55

Personnel

• Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals
• David Schallock - guitar
• Mike Finnegan - vocals, keyboards
• James Gurley - bass
• Peter Albin - guitar, bass
• David Getz - drums, percussion, piano
• Kathi McDonald - vocals
• Nick Gravenites - vocals

References

1. Viglione, Joe. How Hard It Is at AllMusic