You May See Me Walkin'

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"You May See Me Walkin'"
Single by Ricky Skaggs
from the album Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
B-side "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed"
Released August 1981
Genre Country
Length2:28
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Tom Uhr
Producer(s) Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs singles chronology
"Don't Get Above Your Raisin'"
(1981)
"You May See Me Walkin'"
(1981)
"Crying My Heart Out Over You"
(1982)

"Don't Get Above Your Raisin'"
(1981)
"You May See Me Walkin'"
(1981)
"Crying My Heart Out Over You"
(1982)

"You May See Me Walkin'" is a song written by Tom Uhr, and recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in August 1981 as the second single from the album Waitin' for the Sun to Shine . The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

Ricky Skaggs American singer

Rickie Lee Skaggs, known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster and banjo.

<i>Waitin for the Sun to Shine</i> album by Ricky Skaggs

Waitin' for the Sun to Shine is the third studio album from Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1981 on Epic Records. Skaggs himself produced the album, and played on all the songs.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Chart performance

Chart (1981)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks16

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  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 315.
  2. "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.