Carl Wilson is the self-titled debut solo album of The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...

 band member, Carl Wilson

Carl Wilson

Carl Dean Wilson was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as a founding member, lead guitarist and sometime lead vocalist of The Beach Boys...

. The youngest of the three Wilson brothers in the band, Carl Wilson was reportedly at this time unhappy with the progress being made by The Beach Boys creatively. So Carl, just as his brother Dennis had a few years earlier, signed a contract with James William Guercio's CBS-distributed Caribou Records. The album was released on March 27, 1981 and peaked at number 185 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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. Of the eight tracks on the album, seven of them are written by Carl Wilson and Myrna Smith

Myrna Smith

Myrna Yvonne Smith was an American songwriter and singer, who co-wrote many of the songs for Carl Wilson's 1981 solo album Carl Wilson, as well as a few of the songs on his 1983 solo album Youngblood...

, who was the wife of Carl's then manager Jerry Schilling

Jerry Schilling

Jerry Schilling is a veteran music industry professional, best known for his association with Elvis Presley since 1954 . He briefly managed The Beach Boys and Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie....

, with track six being written by Carl, Myrna and Michael Sun.

Side one

1. "Hold Me" – 4:03
2. "Bright Lights" – 3:47
3. "What You Gonna Do About Me?" – 4:25
4. "The Right Lane" – 5:13

Side two

1. "Hurry Love
   Hurry Love
   "Hurry Love" is a song written by Carl Wilson and Myrna Smith for Carl Wilson's debut 1981 solo album Carl Wilson. More commonly known as a member of The Beach Boys, Carl Wilson decided to record a solo album in 1981...
   
   " – 4:44
2. "Heaven" (Carl Wilson, Myrna Smith, Michael Sun) – 4:23
3. "The Grammy" – 3:04
4. "Seems So Long Ago" – 4:56

Personnel

• Carl Wilson - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Myrna Smith
  Myrna Smith
  Myrna Yvonne Smith was an American songwriter and singer, who co-wrote many of the songs for Carl Wilson's 1981 solo album Carl Wilson, as well as a few of the songs on his 1983 solo album Youngblood...
  
   - vocals
• John Daly - guitar
• Gerald Johnson - bass
• James Stroud
  James Stroud
  James Stroud is an American musician and record producer who works in pop, rock, and country music. In the 1990s he was the president of Giant Records and held several credits as a session drummer...
  
  - drums, percussion
• Randy McCormick - keyboards
• Joel Peskin - saxophone
• Alan Krigger - tambourine