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Wait Until He Died — Raymond Jones song notes
Wait Until He Died by Raymond Jones: track 9 on Hillside Stories, with sourced recording notes, performer information and links to the original document and listening catalog.
Album: 2007 · song document captured 3 December 2008 · Song and document reference
Independently compiled by the current site operator on 28 September 2026 from the earlier music website. This is not a republication of the original text or an endorsement of today’s product by the artists or their estates.
The work and its original document
The work asks why public recognition can arrive only after someone has died. Jones says this song was added after he remembered it while assembling the album. The source does not explicitly identify its central figure.
[1]Reading the artist’s note
A telephone-background credit is included in the original document. No dedication to a named person is inferred here.
[1]Recording and document details
This record identifies the song and its source material. The original lyric text is available through the archive citation.
| Field | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Album | Hillside Stories | [2][1][3] |
| Sequence | 9 of 13 | [2][1][3] |
| Catalog duration | 4:23 | [2][1][3] |
| Songwriter | Raymond Jones; No More Crappy Deals Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP), according to the album notes | [2][1][3] |
| Track-specific credits | Spoken female vocal: Lisa Jackson; the page also calls her executive producer. Named inspirations: Kate Bush for piano and Timmy Thomas for organ. | [2][1][3] |
| Listening | Open Wait Until He Died on Apple Music | [2][1][3] |
Sources & original documents
- Wait Until He Died — original song document
Capture: 3 December 2008. Original lyrics and artist commentary remain at the source; no lyrics are republished here.
- Hillside Stories album notes, 15 October 2007
Original sequence, credits and links to the thirteen individual song documents.
- Hillside Stories on Apple Music
Catalog checked 28 September 2026: 27 September 2007, 13 tracks, approximately 52 minutes, phonogram line Uegmusic.com. Access varies by region and subscription.