For "Waiting to Love You," Nashville singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly reflects on a past songwriting chapter that was originally written in 2016 with long-time collaborator Jarrad K and songwriter Jon Green. The song was shelved, then reinvented and recorded for Kelly's album, giving it a new place in his creative journey. Jarrad K handled the production of the release.
For Kelly, "Waiting to Love You" was the missing piece that helped tie the wider project together. It also shows the importance of collaboration in its history. Kelly and Jarrad's original writing partnership laid the groundwork for the song, but the decision to revisit and record it gave it a new purpose.
Seeing the song's time on the shelf as wasted time misses how artistic meaning can shift with personal experience when the song is eventually rediscovered. With "Waiting to Love You," Ruston Kelly reclaims an older song in his musical narrative. "The song reminds us that sometimes the songs we leave behind are waiting for us to understand them a different way.
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