| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
How Hard It Is is the fourth 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.