During the 1980s Southside Johnny's recording contracts continued to change almost by album, but he continued to release records: "Trash It Up" (1983), a Latin freestyle-influenced album written by Billy Rush and produced by Nile Rodgers; "In the Heat" (1984) an album trying to reach out to "Adult Contemporary" radio; and "At Least We Got Shoes" (1986) where guitarist and Jersey shore fixture Bobby Bandiera took over songwriting and guitar work from Billy Rush and led the Asbury Jukes back to their original sound. Songwriting credits on "At Least We Got Shoes" also contain a song co-written by Bandiera and singer Patti Scialfa, who was known as a Jukes collaborator since the 1980 album "Love is a Sacrifice" and who became a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band in 1984.