Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" liner notes. Partial credits per Scott McCaughey and 2000 liner notes, except where otherwise noted. Chart information courtesy of Allmusic and other music databases. Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" is the 18th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on May 15, 1972. The album is frequently considered a transitional album for the band, with the addition of Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar on guitar and drums, respectively, and long-time member Bruce Johnston departing during its initial sessions. The initial American pressings of the album included the band's
Passions "series finale." "Passions" has been honored with numerous awards and nominations during its run, including Daytime Emmy Awards, Imagen Foundation Awards, and a GLAAD Media Award. At its debut, reviews for the series were mixed. The "Orlando Sentinel" gave "Passions" a "bleak prognosis" regarding the Princess Diana controversy: "It is still early days for "Passions", but a review published in the "Orlando Sentinel" gave the soap opera a rather bleak prognosis. Their critic wrote: "A show's dearth of creativity is evident when it shamelessly keeps picking over the bones of the dead. "Passions" seems to have a death wish." "TIME"