How Hard It Is
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| How Hard It Is | ||||
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| Released | August 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 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.
The album peaked at No. 157 on the Billboard Top LPs, during a three-week run on the chart.[3]
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
