The album spent five weeks on the Album Charts, reaching a peak position
American drummer Jeff Porcaro, who would later co-found the band Toto, was hired to play on this record. American session bassist Leland Sklar (known for his work with Phil Collins, James Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Toto, etc.) also performed on the album.
While specific per-track credits for the entire album are not always listed in standard liner notes, session records indicate their general involvement as follows:
Leland Sklar (Bass) is credited with playing bass throughout the album's sessions. Notable tracks featuring his work include the title track "Hard to Be Friends".
Jeff Porcaro shared drumming duties on the album with John Raines. He is specifically associated with the recordings done at Larrabee Sound Studios in Hollywood.
The album also featured several other legendary figures from the L.A. session scene, as mentiond here:
Bass - Leland Sklar
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Drums - John Raines
Guitar - Larry Carlton
Guitar - Dean Parks
Guitar - Art Munson
Guitar - Craig Fall
Piano - David Foster
Piano - Larry Muhoberac
Piano - Michael Rubini
Woodwinds - Mike Henderson
Percussion - King Errisson
Percussion - Victor Feldman
1 Hard To Be Friends (Larry Murray) 3:39
2 Come On Girl (Piet Veerman) 3:14
3 Comedy Or Tragedy (Putty In Your Hands) (Al Capps, Mary Dean, Snuff Garrett) 2:51
4 I Don’t Know Where To Go (Arnold Mühren) 2:43
5 I Can Walk On Water (Lenny Roberts) 2:45
6 Mary Lee (Ken Sutherland, John Haines) 3:23
7 Come Sunday (Lane Caudell, Harry Lloyd) 2:35
8 I’ve Fallen For A Fallen Angel (John Durrill) 3:14
9 How Did You Feel (Arnold Mühren) 3:06
10 Take Me With You (Arnold Mühren) 3:08
11 Country Woman (Piet Veerman) 2:44
12 European Flowers Don’t Grow In The U.S.A. (John Durrill) 3:43
13 Like A Spanish Song (Larry Murray) 2:59
14 Romance (Jules Shear) 3:03Biography
The Cats
Producer – Al Capps
Arranged By – Al Capps
Strings (Concertmaster) – James Getzoff
Artwork By – Jan Fijnheer
Photography – Gijsbert Hanekroot
Recorded At Larrabee Sound Studios, Hollywood USA
Recorded At EMI-Intertone studios, Heemstede, NL
Phonographic Copyright EMI Ltd
