How Hard It Is

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

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

Track listing

1. "How Hard It Is" – 4:21
2. "You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me, Baby" – 3:27
3. "House on Fire" – 3:56
4. "Black Widow Spider" – 3:32
5. "Last Band on Side One" – 1:57
6. "Nu Boogaloo Jam" – 3:24
7. "Maui" – 3:27
8. "Shine On" – 5:25
9. "Buried Alive in the Blues" – 3:59
10. "Promise Her Anything But Give Her Arpeggio" – 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