Scenes from the Southside

Scenes from the Southside
Studio album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Released	May 3, 1988
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	A&M, Hollywood Ignited Production, Los Angeles Capitol, Hollywood King Sound, Hollywood Rumbo, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, soft rock
Length	48:30
Label	RCA
Producer	Neil Dorfsman, Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby chronology
The Way It Is (1986) Scenes from the Southside (1988) A Night on the Town (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	C

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.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

• 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

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	19
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	19
UK Albums (OCC)	18
US Billboard 200	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	44
US Billboard 200	38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Platinum	100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.