A Night on the Town (Bruce Hornsby album)

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A Night on the Town
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
Studio
Genre Rock, soft rock
Length55:07
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
SourceRating
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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".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bruce Hornsby except where noted

A Night on the Town track listing
No.TitleWriter(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 Hornsby4:39
4."Barren Ground"Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby5:29
5."Across the River"Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby5:10
6."Stranded on Easy Street"Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby3:54
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

Additional personnel

Production

Charts and certifications

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