Written by: Chuck Howard
Recorded: 25 June 1970
Producer: Pete Drake
Engineer: Scotty Moore
Released: 25 September 1970 (UK), 28 September 1970 (US)
Available on:
Beaucoups Of Blues
Personnel
Ringo Starr: vocals
Charlie Daniels, Chuck Howard, Jerry Kennedy, Dave Kirby, Sorrells Pickard, Jerry Shook: guitar
Ben Keith/Pete Drake: pedal steel guitar
Roy Huskey Jr: upright bass
Buddy Harman/DJ Fontana: drums
Jim Buchanan, George Richey, Grover Lavender: fiddle
Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews Jr, Gordon Stoker, Ray Walker: vocals
‘Waiting’ is the 11th song on Beaucoups Of Blues, Ringo Starr’s second solo album.
It was written by Chuck Howard, who played guitar on the recording. Howard also wrote ‘Love Don’t Last Long’ and ‘I Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way’, and co-wrote ‘I’d Be Talking All The Time’ with Larry Kingston.
In the studio
Beaucoups Of Blues was recorded at Music City Recorders in Nashville, TN, with a number of local musicians, some of whom had appeared on Bob Dylan’s albums Nashville Skyline and Self Portrait. The album was produced by Pete Drake, with Elvis Presley’s guitarist Scotty Moore engineering.
The sessions took place from 6pm-9pm and 10pm-1am over three nights, from 25-27 June 1970. ‘Waiting’ was recorded during the second session on the night of 25 June.
Lyrics
Time it goes
But it moves so slow when you’re waiting
And it’s not much fun
When you let someone keep you waiting
But you had me and you’ve still got me
Wondering what you’ll do
Till you find your way back to me
I’ll be waiting for you
Every day
Is yesterday when you’re waiting
And you dream a lot
That’s all you got when you’re waiting
But you’ve had me and you’ve still got me
Wondering what you’ll do
Till you find your way back to me
I’ll be waiting for you
Waiting
Waiting
But you’ve had me and you’ve still got me
Wondering what you’ll do
Till you find your way back to me
I’ll be waiting for you
Waiting for you
Waiting for you
Waiting for you
