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 "Port Charles". "Passions" remained ahead of "Port Charles" until the latter show's cancellation in October 2003. From then on, "Passions" once again was last in the American daytime ratings, where it would stay for virtually the rest of its run. It did top "Guiding Light" on occasion, but never for more than one week at a time. From 2001 to 2003, when "Passions" was at the peak of its popularity, it averaged a weekly 2.1-2.3 rating (which at that time equaled roughly 2.4 million viewers). However, the ratings slowly declined with each passing year; by the 2006-2007 season, the show