How Hard It Is

1. "How Hard It Is" (David Getz, Sam Andrew) – 4:21
2. "You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me, Baby" (Ray Rivera, Gale Garnett, Walter Hirsch) – 3:27
3. "House on Fire" (Getz, Louis Rappaport) – 3:56
4. "Black Widow Spider" (Andrew) – 3:32
5. "Last Band on Side One" (Roscoe Segel, Andrew) – 1:57
6. "Nu Boogaloo Jam" (Dan Nudelman, Andrew) – 3:24
7. "Maui" (Segel, Andrew) – 3:27
8. "Shine On" (Getz, Peter Albin, Andrew) – 5:25
9. "Buried Alive in the Blues" (Nick Gravenites) – 3:59
10. "Promise Her Anything But Give Her Arpeggio" (David Schallock) – 3:55

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