Waitin' for the Sun to Shine

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Waitin' for the Sun to Shine - Wikipedia

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Waitin' for the Sun to Shine

Studio album by

Ricky Skaggs

Released

May 1981

Studio

Audio Media Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee)

Genre

Country, bluegrass

Length

29:10

Label

Epic

Producer

Ricky Skaggs

Ricky Skaggs chronology

Sweet Temptation
(1979)

Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
(1981)

Family & Friends
(1981)

Singles from Waitin' for the Sun to Shine

"You May See Me Walkin'"
Released: August 1981
"Crying My Heart Out Over You"
Released: December 1981
"I Don't Care"
Released: April 1982

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Waitin' for the Sun to Shine is the third studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1981 on Epic Records. Skaggs himself produced the album, and played on all the songs.

Four of the ten tracks were released as singles; "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'" peaked at number 16 on the U.S. Country charts, while charting at number 47 in Canada. The next three singles were much more successful. "You May See Me Walkin'" got to number nine in the U.S., and reached number 16 in Canada, while "Cryin' My Heart Out Over You" and "I Don't Care" were both number one hits in the U.S. (while reaching number 3 & 2, respectively, in Canada).

The album itself went to number 2 on the country charts in the States and went gold. It was also his first time on the pop charts, where the album went to number 77.

Track listing

"If That's the Way You Feel" (Ralph Stanley) (The Stanley Brothers cover) - 3:05
"Don't Get Above Your Raisin'" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) (Flatt & Scruggs cover) - 3:10
"Your Old Love Letters" (Johnny Bond) (Jim Reeves cover) - 3:38
"Low and Lonely" (Floyd Jenkins (aka Fred Rose)) (Roy Acuff cover) - 2:55
"Waitin' for the Sun to Shine" (Sonny Throckmorton) - 3:47
"You May See Me Walkin'" (Tom Uhr) - 2:28
"Crying My Heart Out Over You" (Carl Butler, Louise Certain Scruggs, Gladys Stacey Flatt, George Earl Sherry (aka Troy Martin)) (Flatt & Scruggs cover) - 3:00
"Lost to a Stranger" (Frank "Hylo" Brown, Jr.) (Hylo Brown cover) - 2:50
"I Don't Care" (Webb Pierce, Cindy Walker) (Webb Pierce cover) - 2:15
"So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" (Merle Travis, Eddie Kirk, Cliffie Stone) (Merle Travis cover) - 2:50

Production

Ricky Skaggs – producer
Marshall Morgan – engineer
Pat McMakin – assistant engineer
Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Virginia Team – art direction
Beverly Parker – photography

Personnel

Ricky Skaggs – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2, 3, 5–10), mandolin (2, 10), backing vocals (3–7, 9, 10), acoustic rhythm guitar (4), electric rhythm guitar (4)
Buck White – acoustic piano (1–4, 7–10)
Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (5, 6), Fender Rhodes (5)
Ray Flacke – electric guitars
Sonny Curtis – acoustic lead guitar (5)
Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (1, 3–10)
Jerry Douglas – dobro (2)
Joe Osborn – bass
Jerry Kroon – drums
Bobby Hicks – fiddle (1, 3, 4, 7–10)
Cheryl White Warren – vocal percussion (1)
Sharon White – backing vocals (1, 3, 9)
Lea Jane Berinati – backing vocals (5)

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	77

References

^ Roland, Tom. Waitin' for the Sun to Shine at AllMusic

v t e Ricky Skaggs
Studio albums	Waitin' for the Sun to Shine Highways & Heartaches Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Country Boy Love's Gonna Get Ya! Comin' Home to Stay Kentucky Thunder My Father's Son
Collaborative albums	Skaggs & Rice Bluegrass Rules! Ancient Tones Brand New Strings Instrumentals Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Salt of the Earth Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
Live albums	Live in London
Notable singles	"You May See Me Walkin'" "Crying My Heart Out Over You" "I Don't Care" "Heartbroke" "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" "Highway 40 Blues" "You've Got a Lover" "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" "Honey (Open That Door)" "Uncle Pen" "Something in My Heart" "Country Boy" "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" "Cajun Moon" "I've Got a New Heartache" "Love's Gonna Get You Someday" "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White) "Thanks Again" "Lovin' Only Me" "Let It Be You" "Heartbreak Hurricane" "Hummingbird" "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)" "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" "Same Ol' Love" "Cat's in the Cradle"
Related articles	Discography Mark O'Connor "Make You Mine"

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