Scenes from the Southside
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{{Infobox album
| name = Scenes from the Southside
| type = Studio
| artist = Bruce Hornsby and the Range
| cover = Scenes_Hornsby.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 3, 1988
| recorded = 1987–1988
| venue =
| studio =
- A&M, Hollywood
- Ignited Production, Los Angeles
- Capitol, Hollywood
- King Sound, Hollywood
- Rumbo, Los Angeles
| length = {{Duration|m=48|s=30}}
| label = RCA
| producer = Neil Dorfsman, Bruce Hornsby
| chronology = Bruce Hornsby
| prev_title = [[The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby album)|
The Way It Is]]
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = A Night on the Town
| next_year = 1990
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{allMusic |class=album |id=r9511 |tab=review |label=Bruce Hornsby & the Range: Scenes from the Southside > Review |first=Vik |last=Iyengar |accessdate=September 21, 2011}}
|rev2 = Robert Christgau
}}
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 premier of "the Bear: Part 2."
Track listing
All tracks written by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby, except where noted.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Look Out Any Window
| writer1 =
| length1 = 5:28
| title2 = The Valley Road
| writer2 =
| length2 = 4:43
| title3 = I Will Walk with You
| writer3 =
| length3 = 4:36
| title4 = The Road Not Taken
| writer4 = Bruce Hornsby
| length4 = 7:07
| title5 = The Show Goes On
| writer5 = Bruce Hornsby
| length5 = 7:30
| title6 = The Old Playground
| writer6 =
| length6 = 4:27
| title7 = Defenders of the Flag
| writer7 =
| length7 = 4:28
| title8 = Jacob's Ladder
| writer8 =
| length8 = 4:37
| title9 = Till the Dreaming's Done
| writer9 = Bruce Hornsby
| length9 = 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
- Produced by Bruce Hornsby and Neil Dorfsman
- A&R Direction – Paul Atkinson
- Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by Neil Dorfsman and Eddie King.
- Additional Engineers – Greg Bartheld, Steve "Sound" Cormier, Jim Dineen, Ron Jacobs, Brian Schueble, Julian Stull and Andrew Udoff.
- Mixed at The Grey Room (Hollywood).
- Digital Editing by Bill Dooley at A&M Studios.
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
- Production Coordinator – Sharona Sabbag
- Art Direction – Norman Moore and Ria Lewerke
- Design – Norman Moore
- Cover Photo – Dennis Keeley
- Inner Photo – Robert Llewellyn
- Management – Tim Neece
- Music Consultant – Steve Watson
Charts and certifications
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Australia|11|artist=Bruce Hornsby & the range|album=Scenes from the Southside|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|27|artist=Bruce Hornsby & the range|album=Scenes from the Southside|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Canada|6|chartid=8699|rowheader=true|access-date=29 November 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|26|artist=Bruce Hornsby & the range|album=Scenes from the Southside|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|12|artist=Bruce Hornsby|album=Scenes from the Southside|rowheader=true|id=716|access-date=29 November 2021}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|19|artist=Bruce Hornsby & the range|album=Scenes from the Southside|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|15|artist=Bruce Hornsby & the range|album=Scenes from the Southside|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|15|artist=Bruce Hornsby & the range|album=Scenes from the Southside|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|19|artist=Bruce Hornsby & the range|album=Scenes from the Southside|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|UK|18|artist=Bruce Hornsby|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Bruce Hornsby|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|Canadian Albums (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/RPM/80s/1988/RPM-1988-12-24.pdf|title=Top 100 Albums of '88|magazine=RPM|volume=49|issue=10|page=13|date=December 24, 1988|access-date=November 29, 2024}}
| 25 |
| scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1988|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=January 14, 2021}}
| 44 |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 14, 2021}}
| 38 |
=Certifications=
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Bruce Hornsby|title=Scenes from the Southside|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1988|certyear=1988|access-date=August 23, 2022}}
{{certification Table Entry |type=album |region=United Kingdom |artist=Bruce Hornsby |title=Scenes from the Southside |relyear=1988 |award=Gold|certyear=1988|id=5713-3357-2 }}
{{certification Table Entry |type=album |region=United States |artist=Bruce Hornsby |title=Scenes from the Southside |award=Platinum |relyear=1988 |certyear=1988}}
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References
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