''Scenes from the Southside'' is the second album by

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. The single "

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" 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''

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, following "

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" and "

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". Three other notable tracks on the record were the single "Look Out Any Window"; "The Show Goes On", which was featured in

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's 1991 film ''

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'', as well as the pilot episode of ''

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''; and "Jacob's Ladder", which was written by Bruce and John Hornsby but is most well known as being a number-one hit for

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in March 1987.

Track listing

Personnel

The Range *

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions ...

– vocals, grand piano, synthesizer,

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* Peter Harris – guitar,

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* George Marinelli, Jr – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals *

Joe Puerta Joe Puerta (born 2 July 1951, California, US) is the bassist/vocalist and founder of the American rock group Ambrosia. He co-wrote one of the band's early hits, "Holdin' On To Yesterday" (1975). He was a touring member (bass/vocals) of the bands ...

– bass, backing vocals *

John Molo John Molo (born December 5, 1953, Bethesda, Maryland) is an American rock and jazz drummer and percussionist. He has played with a variety of bands, combos, and soloists. Best known for being the drummer for Bruce Hornsby and the Range, he has a ...

– drums Additional personnel *

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–

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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

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(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

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums Bruce Hornsby albums RCA Records albums Albums recorded at Henson Recording Studios