Performer: Big Brother And The Holding Company
Genre: Rock / Blues
Album: How Hard It Is
Released: 1971
Style: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
MP3 version ZIP size: 1179 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1619 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1375 mb
Rating: 4.5
Votes: 483
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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	How Hard It Is Written-By – D. Getz*, S. Andrew*	4:16
A2	You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me, Baby Written-By – G. Garnett*, R. Rivera*, W. Hirsch*	3:26
A3	House On Fire Written-By – D. Getz*, L. Rappaport	3:54
A4	Black Widow Spider Written-By – S. Andrew*	3:33
A5	Last Band On Side One Written-By – Roscoe , S. Andrew*	2:06
B1	Nu Boogaloo Jam Written-By – D. Nudelman*, S. Andrew*	3:23
B2	Maui Written-By – Roscoe , S. Andrew*	3:23
B3	Shine On Written-By – D. Getz*, P. Albin*, S. Andrew*	5:18
B4	Buried Alive In The Blues Written-By – N. Gravenites*	5:05
B5	Promise Her Anything But Give Her Arpeggio Arranged By – David SchallockWritten-By – D. Schallock*	3:52

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – CBS Studios, San Francisco
• Manufactured By – CBS Records
• Copyright (c) – Heavy Gravy
• Copyright (c) – Cheap Thrills Music
• Published By – Cheap Thrills, Inc.
• Published By – Glamorous Music, Inc.
• Published By – Heavy Gravy Music

Credits

• Artwork – Dennis Nolan
• Bass – James Gurley
• Drums, Piano, Percussion, Marimba – David Getz*
• Engineer – Roy Segel*
• Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Vibraslap – Peter Albin
• Lead Guitar – David Schallock (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1, B5)
• Producer – Roscoe , Roy Segel*
• Recorded By – Dave Brown*, George Engfer, George Horn, Mike Larner
• Vocals – Kathy McDonald* (tracks: A4), Nick Gravenites (tracks: B4)
• Vocals, Guitar – Sam Andrew
• Vocals, Organ, Piano – Mike Finnegan* (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B3, B4)

Notes

Gatefold jacket.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): S 64317-1
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): S 64317-2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A [Etched]): S 64317-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B [Etched]): S 64317-B
• Rights Society: STEMRA
• Other (Catalogue number on label): C 30738

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
C 30738	Big Brother And The Holding Company*	How Hard It Is ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	C 30738	US	1971
C 30738	Big Brother And The Holding Company*	How Hard It Is ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	C 30738	Canada	1971
SBP 473914	Big Brother And The Holding Company*	How Hard It Is ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	SBP 473914	New Zealand	1971
CA 30738	Big Brother And The Holding Company*	How Hard It Is ‎(8-Trk, Album)	Columbia	CA 30738	Canada	1971
SBP 234007	Big Brother And The Holding Company*	How Hard It Is ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	SBP 234007	Australia	1971