Scenes from the Southside
1988 studio album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
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Scenes from the Southside is the second album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The single "The Valley Road" was Hornsby's third (and last) Top 10 U.S. hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and also his first number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. It became his third chart-topper on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, following "The Way It Is" and "Mandolin Rain". Three other notable tracks on the record were the single "Look Out Any Window"; "The Show Goes On", which was featured in Ron Howard's 1991 film Backdraft, as well as the pilot episode of Baywatch; and "Jacob's Ladder", which was written by Bruce and John Hornsby but is most well known as being a number-one hit for Huey Lewis and the News in March 1987. In addition, in 2023, "The Show Goes On," was used in The Bear season two premiere episode, "Beef."
- A&M Studios, Capitol Studios, Kingsound Studios and The Grey Room (Hollywood, California)
- Ignited Production (Los Angeles, California)
- Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park, California)
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| Released | May 3, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
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| Genre | Rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 48:30 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| Robert Christgau | C[2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Look Out Any Window" | 5:28 | |
| 2. | "The Valley Road" | 4:43 | |
| 3. | "I Will Walk with You" | 4:36 | |
| 4. | "The Road Not Taken" | Bruce Hornsby | 7:07 |
| 5. | "The Show Goes On" | Bruce Hornsby | 7:30 |
| 6. | "The Old Playground" | 4:27 | |
| 7. | "Defenders of the Flag" | 4:28 | |
| 8. | "Jacob's Ladder" | 4:37 | |
| 9. | "Till the Dreaming's Done" | Bruce Hornsby | 5:12 |
Personnel
The Range
- Bruce Hornsby – vocals, grand piano, synthesizer, accordion
- Peter Harris – guitar, mandolin
- George Marinelli, Jr – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Joe Puerta – bass, backing vocals
- John Molo – drums
Additional personnel
- Huey Lewis – harmonica on "Defenders of the Flag"
- David Roitstein – synthesizer
- Jeff Gerson – percussion
- Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
- Steve Watson – guitar consultant
Production
- Paul Atkinson – A&R direction
- Bruce Hornsby – producer
- Neil Dorfsman – producer, engineer, mixing
- Eddie King – engineer, mixing
- Greg Bartheld – additional engineer
- Steve "Sound" Cormier – additional engineer
- Jim Dineen – additional engineer
- Ron Jacobs – additional engineer
- Brian Schueble – additional engineer
- Julian Stoll – additional engineer
- Andrew Udoff – additional engineer
- Bill Dooley – digital editing at A&M Studios
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
- Sharona Sabbag – production coordinator
- Ria Lewerke – art direction
- Norman Moore – art direction, design
- Dennis Keeley – cover photography
- Robert Llewellyn – liner and inner sleeve photography
- Tim Neece – management
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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