Waitin' on Sundown is the third studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Released in 1994 on Arista Records, it produced the hit singles "She's Not the Cheatin' Kind", "I'll Never Forgive My Heart", "Little Miss Honky Tonk", "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone", and "Whiskey Under the Bridge". Respectively, these songs peaked at #1, #6, #1, #1, and #5 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Waitin' on Sundown
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1994
Recorded1994
StudioSound Shop (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length35:32
LabelArista
ProducerDon Cook
Scott Hendricks
Brooks & Dunn chronology
Hard Workin' Man
(1993)
Waitin' on Sundown
(1994)
Borderline
(1996)
Singles from Waitin' on Sundown
  1. "She's Not the Cheatin' Kind"
    Released: August 16, 1994
  2. "I'll Never Forgive My Heart"
    Released: November 7, 1994
  3. "Little Miss Honky Tonk"
    Released: February 13, 1995
  4. "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"
    Released: June 12, 1995
  5. "Whiskey Under the Bridge"
    Released: September 18, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Miss Honky Tonk"Ronnie Dunn3:00
2."She's Not the Cheatin' Kind"Dunn3:27
3."Silver and Gold"Michael Lunn, Michael Noble4:21
4."I'll Never Forgive My Heart"R. Dunn, Janine Dunn, Dean Dillon3:20
5."You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"Kix Brooks, R. Dunn, Don Cook4:52
6."My Kind of Crazy"Brooks, Cook, Bill LaBounty3:05
7."Whiskey Under the Bridge"Cook, Brooks, R. Dunn2:53
8."If That's the Way You Want It"Cook, Brooks, R. Dunn3:43
9."She's the Kind of Trouble"Brooks3:00
10."A Few Good Rides Away"Brooks, Chick Rains3:49

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM) 31
Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 1
US Billboard 200[3] 15
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1994) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 52
Chart (1995) Position
US Billboard 200[6] 73
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 10
Chart (1996) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 61

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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Brooks & Dunn

  • Kix Brooks – lead vocals on tracks 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 and background vocals
  • Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 and background vocals

Additional musicians

References

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  1. ^ Waitin' on Sundown at AllMusic
  2. ^ Nash, Alanna (September 30, 1994). "Waitin' on Sundown". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Brooks and Dunn – Waitin' on Sundown". Music Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Brooks & Dunn – Waitin' on Sundown". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2024.