A Night on the Town (Bruce Hornsby album)

A Night on the Town
Studio album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Released	1990
Genre	Rock
Length	55:07
Label	RCA/BMG
Producer	Bruce Hornsby, Don Gehman
Bruce Hornsby chronology
Scenes from the Southside (1988) A Night on the Town (1990) Harbor Lights (1993)

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Bruce Hornsby and the Range's third and final album is titled A Night on the Town. Following albums would be credited to Bruce Hornsby (solo). 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. Bruce Hornsby chose Laurelle Brooks as the female lead in the music video for "Across the river".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel, by track 3 Notes

Track listing

All songs written by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby; except where indicated

1. "A Night on the Town" 4:27
2. "Carry the Water" (Bruce Hornsby) 5:08
3. "Fire on the Cross" 4:38
4. "Barren Ground" 5:29
5. "Across the River" 5:10
6. "Stranded on Easy Street" 3:54
7. "Stander on the Mountain" (Bruce Hornsby) 6:09
8. "Lost Soul" (Bruce Hornsby) 5:45
9. "Another Day" (Bruce Hornsby) 4:23
10. "Special Night" (Bruce Hornsby) 4:10
11. "These Arms of Mine" (Bruce Hornsby) 5:54

Personnel

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

Additional personnel, by track

Carry the Water

• Laura Creamer – backing vocals
• 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

• Laura Creamer – backing vocals
• Jerry Garcia – guitar
• Shaun Murphy – backing vocals

Stranded on Easy Street

• David Mansfield – guitar
• Jimmie Wood – harmonica

Stander on the Mountain

• Charlie Haden – bass
• David Mansfield – violin
• Shawn Colvin – backing vocals

Lost Soul

• Shawn Colvin – vocals

Another Day

• David Lasley – backing vocals
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals

Special Night

• Shawn Colvin – backing vocals

These Arms of Mine

• Brigette Bryant – backing vocals
• David Lasley – backing vocals
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
• Fred White – backing vocals

Notes

Bruce Hornsby Albums The Way It Is · Scenes from the Southside · A Night on the Town · Harbor Lights · Hot House · Spirit Trail · Here Come The Noise Makers · Big Swing Face · Halcyon Days · Intersections (1985-2005) · Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby · Camp Meeting · Levitate Songs "The Way It Is" · "Mandolin Rain" · "The Valley Road" · "Jacob's Ladder" · "The End of the Innocence" Related articles Grateful Dead · The Other Ones · Jerry Garcia · Sonny Emory · Christian McBride · Jack DeJohnette · Ricky Skaggs · Pat Metheny · Branford Marsalis · Bonnie Raitt · Steve Kimock · David Mansfield · Joe Puerta · John Molo · John Hornsby