A Night on the Town (Bruce Hornsby album)
A Night on the Town was the third and final studio album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. Following albums would be credited to Hornsby alone. A Night on the Town features Hornsby's last significant hit single, "Across the River", which spent one week at the top of the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bruce Hornsby chose Laurelle Brooks as the female lead in the music video for "Across the River".Track listing
Personnel
- Bruce Hornsby – vocals, piano, synthesizer, accordion
- George Marinelli – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Joe Puerta – bass, backing vocals
- John Molo – drums
Additional personnel, by track
- "Carry the Water" – Laura Creamer and Shaun Murphy
- "Fire on the Cross" – Béla Fleck, Wayne Shorter
- "Barren Ground"– Shawn Colvin, Béla Fleck, Jerry Garcia
- "Across the River"– Jerry Garcia, Laura Creamer and Shaun Murphy
- "Stranded on Easy Street" – David Mansfield, Jimmie Wood
- "Stander on the Mountain" – Charlie Haden, David Mansfield, Shawn Colvin
- "Lost Soul" – Shawn Colvin
- "Another Day" – David Lasley and Arnold McCuller
- "Special Night" – Shawn Colvin
- "These Arms of Mine" – Bridgette Bryant, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller and Fred White
Production
- Produced by Bruce Hornsby and Don Gehman
- Engineered by Ed Thacker and Eddie King.
- Additional Engineering – Steve "Sound" Cormier, Don Gehman and Eddie King.
- Assistant Engineers – Don Bosworth, Robin Laine-Levine, Ted Pattison, John "Chamberlin" Pilatus, Neal Pogue and Chris Winter.
- Recorded at Record One, Kingsound Studios and Larrabee Sound Studios.
- Mixed by Ed Thacker at Larabee Sound Studios and Chapel Studios.
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering.
- Keyboard Technician – Paul Johnson
- Production Coordination – Sharona Sabbag
- Art Direction – Norman Moore and Ria Lewerke
- Photography – Peter Miller
- Management – Tim Neece
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Certifications