Youngblood (Carl Wilson album)

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.

Writing

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."

Reception

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."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Carl Wilson and Myrna Smith; except where indicated.

1. "What More Can I Say" – 3:26
2. "She's Mine" – 3:04
3. "Givin' You Up" (Carl Wilson, Myrna Smith, Jerry Schilling) – 4:41
4. "One More Night Alone" (Billy Hinsche) – 3:05
5. "Rockin' All Over the World" (J.C. Fogerty) – 3:00
6. "What You Do to Me" (John Hall, Johanna Hall) – 3:56
7. "Young Blood" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus) – 2:42
8. "Of the Times" – 4:07
9. "Too Early to Tell" (Carl Wilson, Myrna Smith, John Daly) – 2:51
10. "If I Could Talk to Love" – 4:10
11. "Time" – 3:00
12. "Givin' You Up (Single Edit)" [CD bonus track] (Carl Wilson, Myrna Smith, Jerry Schilling) - 4:14

Personnel

• Carl Wilson – guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals, harmony vocals on "Rockin' All Over the World"
• Jeff Baxter, Geo Conner – guitar, backing vocals
• Elliott Randall, Trevor Veitch, John Daly – guitar
• Billy Hinsche – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
• Ed Greene, Alan Krigger, Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
• Neil Stubenhaus, Gerald Johnson – bass guitar
• Jim Ehinger – piano, keyboards
• Nicky Hopkins – piano
• Lon Price, Bryan Cummings, Ron Viola – tenor saxophone
• Jerry Peterson – baritone saxophone
• Lee Thornburg – tenor saxophone, flugelhorn
• Myrna Smith-Schilling – backing vocals
• Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
• Burton Cummings – backing vocals on “Rockin’ All Over the World” and “Young Blood”
• Billie Barman – backing vocals
• Phyllis St. James – backing vocals
• Krohn McHenry – backing vocals

Technical personnel

• Jeff Baxter – producer
• Larold Rebhun – engineer

Charts

Singles

Billboard (United States)

References