Album

How Hard It Is

1971

Peak position: #157
Weeks on chart: 3

How Hard It Is (1971) is a Big Brother And The Holding Company album in the RetroVerse archive.

Why this album mattered

How Hard It Is (1971) is a Big Brother And The Holding Company album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #157 and charted for 3 weeks.

The music

1
You've Been Talkin' 'bout Me, Baby
2
Last Band on Side One
3
Buried Alive in the Blues
4
House on Fire
5
How Hard It Is
6
Black Widow Spider
7
Shine On
8
Promise Her Anything but Give Her Arpeggio
9
Maui
10
Nu Boogaloo Jam

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Chart Journey

Sep 4, 1971#161
Sep 11#157
Sep 18#182

The chart run unfolded gradually — a patient climb rather than a flash moment. Entered at #161, climbed rapidly for 2 weeks to reach #157 and fell quickly over 1 more week across 3 weeks on the chart.

Album facts

ArtistBig Brother And The Holding Company
Year1971

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