Youngblood | ||||
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Released | February 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982 – 1983 | |||
Genre | Pop, rock and roll | |||
Length | 36:42 | |||
Label | Caribou | |||
Producer | Jeff Baxter | |||
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Youngblood is the second and final solo studio album by Carl Wilson. It was released in 1983 by Caribou Records. It was re-issued on CD on September 21, 2010.
Wilson said, "This time, that soul or rhythm-and-blues flavor is most evident in the writing. I loved those soul records that were coming out in the mid-1960s, and all the great singers who were around then. I wanted that edgy kind of emotional energy in the songs, so you can really feel them." [2]
Robert Palmer of The New York Times said the album "will appeal to some of those people who find Beach Boys music too sweet and bland. It's guitar-based mainstream rock, with soul and gospel roots, a far cry from the blue-eyed barbershop harmonies popularized by the Beach Boys." [2]
All tracks composed by Carl Wilson and Myrna Smith; except where indicated.
Billboard (United States)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1983 | "What You Do to Me" | Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
1983 | "What You Do to Me" | Adult Contemporary | 20 |