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
Passions 2007, with NBC instead deciding to extend its morning news and talk show "Today" to a fourth hour. NBC began shopping the series to other networks. In April 2007, paid subscription service Satellite provider DirecTV bought exclusive broadcasting rights from NBC to continue airing "Passions", with most principal cast members staying on. As the series was coming to an end on NBC, the "Passions Live" talk show hosted by Eric Martsolf premiered in August 2007 every Thursday night on original-programming channel The 101, giving fans the chance to telephone the show and interact live with "Passions" cast members, making "Passions"