Waitin' for the Night

For other uses, see Waiting for the Night (disambiguation).

Waitin' for the Night
Studio album by
the Runaways
ReleasedOctober 17, 1977 (1977-10-17)[1]
RecordedAugust 1977 (1977-08)[1]
StudioLarrabee (Hollywood, CA)[2]
Genre
Length39:01
LabelMercury
ProducerKim Fowley
The Runaways chronology
Queens of Noise
(1977) 		Waitin' for the Night
(1977) 		And Now... The Runaways
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[6]
The Collector’s Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
The Great Rock Discography4/10[10]
Music Week[5]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[7]
Sounds[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide4/10[8]

Waitin' for the Night is the third studio album by American hard rock band the Runaways, released on October 17, 1977, through Mercury.[1]

Background

This is the band's first album to be recorded without Cherie Currie as she left the group two months before the album's release to pursue a solo career. Instead of replacing her with a new member, rhythm guitarist Joan Jett took over lead vocals and the band continued as a quartet. It is also their first to feature bassist Vicki Blue, replacing Jackie Fox. Though it failed to chart in the US, it was successful in Europe. The album entered at No. 34 on the Swedish Albums Chart,[12] and the lead single 'School Days' peaked at No. 29 in Belgium.[13]

Track listing

Credited adapted from booklet of test pressing and original LP.[1][2]

All tracks are written by Joan Jett (*), if other credits.

LP (Mercury Records – catalog number: SRM-1-3705)
Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Sister"Inger Asten, *3:04
2."Wasted"*, Kim Fowley3:24
3."Gotta Get Out Tonight" 3:31
4."Wait for Me" 4:53
5."Fantasies"Lita Ford5:36
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."School Days"*, Fowley2:53
2."Trash Can Murders"Ford3:14
3."Don’t Go Away" 3:18
4."Waitin’ for the Night"*, Kari Krome, Fowley, Ford5:02
5."You’re Too Possessive" 4:06
Total length:39:01

Personnel

Credited adapted from booklet of original LP.[2]

The Runaways
  • Joan Jett – lead and backing vocals (except track 4), handclaps (track 3)
  • Lita Ford – handclaps (track 3)
  • Vicki Blue – handclaps (track 3)
  • Sandy West – handclaps (track 3), backing vocals (track 4, 9 и 10), gong (track 5)
Session musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 34

References

  1. ^ a b c d Waitin’ for the Night (Test Pressing). The Runaways. Hollywood, CA: Mercury. September 15, 1977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b c Waitin’ for the Night (LP, Album). The Runaways. Hollywood, CA: Mercury. 1977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Alex Henderson. "The Runaways — Waitin' for the Night review". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  4. ^ Sandy Robertson (November 19, 1977). "The Runaways: Waitin' for the Night (Mercury)". Sounds. L.: Spotlight Publications Ltd. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. {{cite magazine}}: Wikipedia Library link in |url= (help) via Rock's Backpages (subscription required)
  5. ^ "Album Reviews: The Runaways — Waitin' for the Night" (PDF). Music Week. L.: Spotlight Publications Ltd. December 10, 1977. p. 48. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 439.
  8. ^ Johnny Huston (1995). "Joan Jett (and the Blackhearts)". Spin Alternative Record Guide. N. Y.: Vintage Books. p. 198—199. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. ^ Colin Larkin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6 (3 ed.). N. Y.: Muze UK Ltd. p. 4688. ISBN 1-56159-237-4.
  10. ^ Martin C. Strong (2000). "The Runaways". The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 833—834. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  11. ^ Martin Popoff (2003). The Collector’s Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 235—236. ISBN 978-1-8949-5902-5.
  12. ^ "The Runaways — Waitin' for the Night: album overview". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  13. ^ "The Runaways — «School Days»: single overview". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Runaways – Waitin' for the Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
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