Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
Waitin' for the Sun to Shine is the third studio album from Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1981 on Epic Records. Skaggs himself produced the album, and played on all the songs.
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| Released | May 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country, bluegrass | |||
| Length | 29:10 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Ricky Skaggs | |||
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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) 2:55
- "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) 2:25
- "Crying My Heart Out Over You" (Carl Butler, Louise Certain Scruggs, Gladys Stacey Flatt, George Earl Sherry (aka Troy Martin)) (Flatt & Scruggs cover) 2:58
- "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
- Produced by Ricky Skaggs
- Engineers – Pat McMakin, Marshall Morgan
Personnel
- Jerry Kroon – Drums
- Joe Osborn – Bass guitar
- Dennis Burnside: Piano (tracks 5,6), Fender Rhodes (track 5)
- Buck White – Piano (all tracks except 5 and 6)
- Sonny Curtis - Acoustic guitar (track 5)
- Ray Flacke – Electric guitar
- Ricky Skaggs – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar (track 4), fiddle, mandolin, lead vocals
- Bruce Bouton – Pedal steel guitar
- Bobby Hicks – Fiddle
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Lea Jane Berinati (track 5), Ricky Skaggs (tracks 3,4,5,6,7,9,10), Cheryl Warren (track 1), Sharon White (tracks 1,3,9) – Backing vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 77 |
