Waiting To Hear From You (By Phil & Friends)

Did you ever start writing a song one way only to have the song decide it wanted to be something else?  That's what happened with this one.  I started writing it as a rock/country tune, put together a guitar voice demo and sent it to Bapu for his thoughts.  He added some piano rhythms with EZ Keys, added some drums and sent it back.  I re-tracked my guitar, and next thing I knew I was singing it like a pop ballad.  So, give it a listen and see what you think.  Thanks!
Credits:
Ed (Bapu) Kocol- Bass, drums, rhythm piano and production.
Daryl (daryl1968) Greenway- Lead piano
Phil (philz) Doyle- Acoustic guitar, synths, vocals and songwriter.
 
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chorus is a nice lift, cool pad in the background. I'd say the vocals are nice and countri-fied. You might look at a couple of spots in the vocals, particularly the "woo-hoo" parts, maybe doubling them or some harmonies would help.
 
nice tune, guys. lyrically, it occupies some well-covered ground, but if you've listened to any of my stuff, you'll know that my philosophy is "why use one word when a dozen will do!" so sometimes, simpler is indeed better.
 
I'd like to see how this one ends up, thanks for the post!
 
-Tom

Nice work guys. Phil, your voice sounds perfect for this. I would cut the first chorus in half (using the second half). Mix sounds perfect. I really like the bridge melodically. 

OK, pre-chorus then between the verse and the hook. Very nicely done.

Nicely done the mix sounds very nice to me.

Lynn
You all did a really good job on this song.  The vocal is heart-felt, and the arrangement is perfect.  I agree with Tom that parts of the vocal could take a little reinforcement, but that's about all.  Keep em coming.

Many thanks, Lynn.

I like this. I could just about hear this in a movie scene where one person is setting around waiting on the phone to ring....
 
Nice collab folks

Instrumentally was very nice for what it ended up to be. As for the vocals, they do need some work, but I'm no great singer. I think that once the whole direction is in place this will be a power hitter. It is heart felt singing, but needs some fine tuning. I'm just trying to be honest and not critical. Great mid-way point for this song, keep profecting it.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

markrounds
Nicely done the mix sounds very nice to me.

Thank you, Mark.

Nice work gents!  mix is great, bass is great, guitars are great, drums are great, piano is great!  great vox
 
it's great! 

Another great catchy tune brother Phil

Very smooth song to listen to.  Interesting collaboration.  To me the singing sounds more country than pop.  Really enjoy the chord progression and melody.
 
One change I would make would be to change the ending.  Redo the chorus and do a long (8 measures perhaps?) fade out for the ending.

Good tune!  The mix is solid and wide, and the arrangement seems to work well for the style.   I think the vocals fit as well, though I would personally tweak the pitch in a few select spots...  but minimally as to not ruin the feel.    Good job all around.

Very nicely played and mixed Philz & da Boyz!!
Came across very clean/clear on my H-phones.
So, Daryl's the EZ keys that's leading from the back!!

John- Thanks for the listen.  I know the vox could use some tweaks, but I didn't want to auto tune and chance losing the feel.
 
Tom- Thanks.
 
Ron and Reece- Thanks for the kind words.