Waitin' for the Night

{{other uses|Waiting for the Night (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Waitin' for the Night

| type = Studio album

| artist = the Runaways

| cover = nightrunawayscover.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 7, 1977

| recorded = August 1977

| venue =

| studio = Larrabee (Hollywood, CA.)

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Hard rock
• punk rock

}}

| length = {{duration|m=39|s=01}}

| label = Mercury

| producer = Kim Fowley

| prev_title = Live in Japan

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = And Now... The Runaways

| next_year = 1978

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/waitin-for-the-night-r17068/review | title = The Runaways Waitin' for the Night review | accessdate = 2011-08-28 | last = Henderson | first = Alex | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide

|rev2Score = C+{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: R|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=R&bk=70|accessdate=March 12, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}

|rev3 = The New Rolling Stone Record Guide

|rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |title=The New Rolling Stone Record Guide |date=1983 |publisher=Random House |page=439}}

| rev4 = Sounds

| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=The Runaways: Waitin' For The Night (Mercury) |magazine=Sounds |date=19 November 1977 |last=Robertson |first=Sandy |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-runaways-iwaitin-for-the-nighti-mercury |accessdate=2018-01-27 }}

| noprose = yes

}}

Waitin' for the Night is the third studio album by American all-female rock band the Runaways. It was released on October 7, 1977, on the Mercury label. 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,{{cite web|title=Swedish Charts: The Runaways - "Watin' for the Night"|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Runaways&titel=Waitin%27+For+The+Night&cat=a|accessdate=26 May 2014}} and the lead single 'School Days' peaked at No. 29 in Belgium.{{cite web|title=Ultratop Charts|website=Ultratop |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/70471/The-Runaways-School-Days|accessdate=26 May 2014}}