How Hard It Is
How Hard It Is | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Studio | CBS Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:23 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Roscoe Segel, Roy Segal | |||
Big Brother and the Holding Company chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
How Hard It Is is the fourth and final studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, released in 1971.
Track listing[]
- "How Hard It Is" (David Getz, Sam Andrew) – 4:21
- "You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me, Baby" (Ray Rivera, Gale Garnett, Walter Hirsch) – 3:27
- "House on Fire" (Getz, Louis Rappaport) – 3:56
- "Black Widow Spider" (Andrew) – 3:32
- "Last Band on Side One" (Roscoe Segel, Andrew) – 1:57
- "Nu Boogaloo Jam" (Dan Nudelman, Andrew) – 3:24
- "Maui" (Segel, Andrew) – 3:27
- "Shine On" (Getz, Peter Albin, Andrew) – 5:25
- "Buried Alive in the Blues" (Nick Gravenites) – 3:59
- "Promise Her Anything But Give Her Arpeggio" (David Schallock) – 3:55
Personnel[]
- 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
References[]
- ^ Viglione, Joe. How Hard It Is at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
Categories:
- 1971 albums
- Big Brother and the Holding Company albums
- Columbia Records albums
- 1970s album stubs