How Hard It Is

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How Hard It Is
File:How Hard It Is.jpg
Studio album by
Big Brother and the Holding Company
ReleasedAugust 1971
StudioCBS Studios, San Francisco, California
GenreRock
Length37:23
LabelColumbia
ProducerRoscoe Segel, Roy Segal
Big Brother and the Holding Company chronology
Be a Brother
(1970) 		How Hard It Is
(1971) 		Cheaper Thrills
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]

How Hard It Is is the fourth and final studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, released in August 1971. The track "Buried Alive in the Blues" was originally written by guest singer Nick Gravenites for Janis Joplin, who died before she could record her vocal. It was included as an instrumental by the Full Tilt Boogie Band on her final album Pearl, released the previous year.

Chart performance

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The album peaked at No. 157 on the Billboard Top LPs, during a three-week run on the chart.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "How Hard It Is" (David Getz, Sam Andrew) – 4:21
  2. "You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me, Baby" (Ray Rivera, Gale Garnett, Walter Hirsch) – 3:27
  3. "House on Fire" (Getz, Louis Rappaport) – 3:56
  4. "Black Widow Spider" (Andrew) – 3:32
  5. "Last Band on Side One" (Roscoe Segel, Andrew) – 1:57
  6. "Nu Boogaloo Jam" (Dan Nudelman, Andrew) – 3:24
  7. "Maui" (Segel, Andrew) – 3:27
  8. "Shine On" (Getz, Peter Albin, 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

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Big Brother and the Holding Company
  • Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals
  • David Schallock - lead guitar
  • James Gurley - bass
  • Peter Albin - guitar, bass, mandolin, vibraslap
  • David Getz - drums, percussion, marimba, piano

with:

  • Kathi McDonald - vocals on "Black Widow Spider"
  • Mike Finnigan - vocals, keyboards on "How Hard It Is", "You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me, Baby", "House on Fire", "Shine On" and "Buried Alive in the Blues"
  • Nick Gravenites - vocals on "Buried Alive in the Blues"
Technical
  • David Brown, George Engfer, George Horn, Mike Larner - recording
  • Dennis Nolan - artwork

Charts

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Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[3] 157

References

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