- pop
- 34 min
- 8 tracks
- Capitol Records
Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" is the eighteenth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released May 15, 1972 on Brother/Reprise. The album is a significant musical departure for the band and is the first to feature the Flames' Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar as additions to their official line-up.
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Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Blender2/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC+
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- MusicHound3/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone (remastered 2000)3:31
- 2Here She Comes (remastered 2000)5:13
- 3He Come Down (remastered 2000)4:44
- 4Marcella (remastered 2000)3:56
- 5Hold On, Dear Brother (remastered 2000)4:48
- 6Make It Good (remastered 2000)2:40
- 7All This Is That (remastered 2000)4:04
- 8Cuddle Up (remastered 2000)5:35
8 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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