Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" to be released, or re-released, as a single album. A Warner/Reprise catalogue number, MS 2090, had been assigned to this single disc release, but nothing came of it. The album was released as a standalone album in Europe on Reprise Records. Carl and the Passions was Brian Wilson and Mike Love's high school band. This was the first album released under a new deal with Warner Bros. that allowed the company to distribute all future Beach Boys product in foreign as well as domestic markets. In 1971, Carl Wilson, who served as the group's de facto musical director at this
Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" released in 1980 on "Keepin' the Summer Alive." Johnston has said that his only musical contribution on the released album is as a background vocalist on "Marcella". Brian Wilson sporadically contributed to the album's sessions, distracted by the production and promotion of the debut album of American Spring titled "Spring". The extent of his contributions for "Carl and the Passions - "So Tough"" were his collaboration on the writing of three songs and the recording of both vocal and instrumental tracks. Two songs were written and sung by Fataar and Chaplin. Dennis Wilson also contributed two songs which he wrote