Waitin' for the Sun to Shine is the third studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs.

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 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.