Hard Coming Love


"Hard Coming Love" is the second song on the 1968 album The [United States of America (album)|The United States of America], by the American psychedelic rock band The United [States of America (band)|The United States of America]. It was written by Joe Byrd and Dorothy Moskowitz and is sung by Moskowitz.

2004 single

The song was released as a 7" single by Sundazed Music in 2004 as a part of their "Kustom Shop" of original releases. Its B-side was the "Osamu’s Birthday". The originally-unissued "Osamu's Birthday" has a strange vocal track which Moskowitz recorded by singing the lyrics phonetically backwards, then the track was reversed for an other-worldly effect.
Both these songs are previously unissued versions recorded live-in-the-studio, 1967. They are different from the versions that appear on the 2004 bonus track version of the band's only album.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Hard Coming Love" - 4:53

    Side B

  2. "Osamu's Birthday" - 2:45