A Night on the Town (Bruce Hornsby album)

A Night on the Town
Studio album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Released	May 25, 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Studio	Record One, Los Angeles Kingsound, Hollywood Larrabee, North Hollywood
Genre	Rock, soft rock
Length	55:07
Label	RCA
Producer	Bruce Hornsby, Don Gehman
Bruce Hornsby chronology
Scenes from the Southside (1988) A Night on the Town (1990) Harbor Lights (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
CD Review	7/10[2]

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

All tracks are written by Bruce Hornsby except where noted

A Night on the Town track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Night on the Town"	Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby	4:26
2.	"Carry the Water"		5:09
3.	"Fire on the Cross"	Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby	4:39
4.	"Barren Ground"	Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby	5:29
5.	"Across the River"	Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby	5:10
6.	"Stranded on Easy Street"	Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby	3:54
7.	"Stander on the Mountain"		6:10
8.	"Lost Soul"		5:45
9.	"Another Day"		4:24
10.	"Special Night"		4:11
11.	"These Arms of Mine"		5:53

Personnel

The Range

• Bruce Hornsby – lead vocals, grand piano, synthesizer, accordion
• George Marinelli – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Joe Puerta – bass, backing vocals
• John Molo – drums

Additional personnel

• "Carry the Water" – Laura Creamer and Shaun Murphy (backing vocals)
• "Fire on the Cross" – Béla Fleck (banjo), Wayne Shorter (saxophone)
• "Barren Ground"– Shawn Colvin (backing vocals), Béla Fleck (banjo), Jerry Garcia (guitar)
• "Across the River"– Jerry Garcia (guitar), Laura Creamer and Shaun Murphy (backing vocals)
• "Stranded on Easy Street" – David Mansfield (guitar), Jimmie Wood (harmonica)
• "Stander on the Mountain" – Charlie Haden (upright bass), David Mansfield (violin), Shawn Colvin (backing vocals)
• "Lost Soul" – Shawn Colvin (vocals)
• "Another Day" – David Lasley and Arnold McCuller (backing vocals)
• "Special Night" – Shawn Colvin (backing vocals)
• "These Arms of Mine" – Bridgette Bryant, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller and Fred White (backing vocals)

Production

• Produced by Bruce Hornsby and Don Gehman
• Engineered by Ed Thacker (tracks 1 and 3–11) and Eddie King (track 2)
• 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 (Sherman Oaks, California), Kingsound Studios (Hollywood Hills, California) and Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)
• Mixed by Ed Thacker at Larabee Sound Studios and Chapel Studios (Los Angeles, California)
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Keyboard technician – Paul Johnson
• Production coordination – Sharona Sabbag
• Art direction – Norman Moore and Ria Lewerke
• Photography – Peter Miller

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for A Night on the Town Chart (1990) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[3] 59 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 45 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 36 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 39 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 29 UK Albums (OCC)[9] 23 US AOR (Radio & Records)[10] 1 US Billboard 200[11] 20

Year-end charts 1990 year-end chart performance for A Night on the Town Chart (1990) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12] 69 US Billboard 200[13] 95 Certifications Certifications and sales for A Night on the Town Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 60,000^^ United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Newson, Jim. Bruce Hornsby and the Range: A Night on the Town > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
2. Okamoto, David (November 1990). "Bruce Hornsby & The Range: A Night on the Town". CD Review. Vol. 7, no. 3. pp. 81–82. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 133.
4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1313". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bruce Hornsby & the range – A Night on the Town" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bruce Hornsby & the range – A Night on the Town" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – Bruce Hornsby & the range – A Night on the Town". Hung Medien.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Bruce Hornsby & the range – A Night on the Town". Hung Medien.
9. "Bruce Hornsby | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
10. "AOR Albums" (PDF). Radio & Records. 6 July 1990. p. 91. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
11. "Billboard 200: Week of July 28, 1990". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
12. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9145". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
13. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
14. "British album certifications – Bruce Hornsby – A Night on the Town". British Phonographic Industry.
15. "American album certifications – Bruce Hornsby – A Night on the Town". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 25, 2023.