Scenes from the Southside

{{Infobox album
| name       = Scenes from the Southside
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[Bruce Hornsby|Bruce Hornsby and the Range]]
| cover      = Scenes_Hornsby.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = May 3, 1988
| recorded   = 1987–1988
| venue      =
| studio     = 
*[[A&M Studios|A&M]], [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]
*Ignited Production, Los Angeles
*[[Capitol Studios|Capitol]], Hollywood
*King Sound, Hollywood
*[[Rumbo Recorders|Rumbo]], Los Angeles
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[soft rock]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=48|s=30}}
| label      = [[RCA Records|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 (Bruce Hornsby album)|A Night on the Town]]
| next_year  = 1990
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev2score = C<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=2000|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2000|website=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
}}

'''''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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and also his first number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Album Rock Tracks]] chart. It became his third chart-topper on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|adult contemporary chart]], following "[[The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby song)|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 (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==
{{Track listing
| title1          = Look Out Any Window
| writer1         = Bruce Hornsby, [[John Hornsby]]
| length1         = 5:28
| title2          = [[The Valley Road]]
| writer2         = Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby
| length2         = 4:43
| title3          = I Will Walk with You
| writer3         = Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby
| 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         = Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby
| length6         = 4:27
| title7          = Defenders of the Flag
| writer7         = Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby
| length7         = 4:28
| title8          = [[Jacob's Ladder (Huey Lewis and the News song)|Jacob's Ladder]]
| writer8         = Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby
| 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 (guitarist)|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===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{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|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===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| 44
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| 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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[[Category:RCA Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Henson Recording Studios]]