Waitin' for the Night

Waitin' for the Night
Studio album by The Runaways
Released	October 1, 1977
Recorded	1977 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Hard rock, punk rock
Length	39:01
Label	Mercury
Producer	Kim Fowley
The Runaways chronology
Live in Japan (1977) Waitin' for the Night (1977) And Now... The Runaways (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]

Waitin' for the Night is the third studio album from The Runaways released in 1977. This is the first album to feature the group as a quartet, as rhythm guitarist Joan Jett took over lead vocals in the wake of the departure of Cherie Currie for a solo career and Vicki Blue (aka Victory Tischler-Blue) replaced Jackie Fox on bass. Though it failed to chart in the US, it was successful in Europe. The album entered at number 34 on the Swedish Album Chart,^[3] and the lead single 'School Days' peaked at no. 29 in Belgium.^[4]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Sister"	Joan Jett, Inger Asten	3:04
2.	"Wasted"	Jett, Kim Fowley	3:24
3.	"Gotta Get Out Tonight"	Jett	3:31
4.	"Wait for Me"	Jett	4:53
5.	"Fantasies"	Lita Ford	5:36

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"School Days"	Jett, Fowley	2:53
7.	"Trash Can Murders"	Ford	3:14
8.	"Don't Go Away"	Jett	3:18
9.	"Waitin' for the Night"	Jett, Fowley, Kari Krome	5:02
10.	"You're Too Possessive"	Jett	4:06

Personnel

Band members

• Joan Jett - rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Lita Ford - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Vicki Blue - bass, backing vocals
• Sandy West - drums, backing vocals

Production

• Kim Fowley - producer
• Taavi Mote - engineer
• Sherry Klein^[5] - assistant engineer

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Swedish Albums Chart[6]	34

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1978	"School Days"	Ultratop 50 Belgian Singles Chart[7]	29

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "The Runaways Waitin' for the Night review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
2. Christgau, Robert (1987). "Consumers Guide Reviews: Waitin' for the Night". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
3. "Swedish Charts: The Runaways - "Watin' for the Night"". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
4. "Ultratop Charts". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
5. Discogs - Waitin' for the Night 1977 Scandinavia LP release
6. "The Runaways - Waitin' for the Night (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
7. "The Runaways - School Days". Ultratop 50. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-08-02.