Awaiting on You All

When George Harrison composed Awaiting on You All, the idea came to him quite naturally, almost as if the song wrote itself. He himself described it as something that "came easily," and in his autobiography, he mentions that the inspiration arrived while he was meditating and reciting mantras. This track, included in his imposing triple album All Things Must Pass from 1970, is distinguished by its strong connection to gospel music, a genre that Harrison explored further after producing works for artists like Billy Preston and Doris Troy, who were under the Apple Records label. Phil Spector's production is palpable in the recording, with that distinctive "Wall of Sound" that gives it a special dimension.

The lyrics of Awaiting on You All invite a personal and direct connection with the divine, beyond the structures of organized religion. Harrison, influenced by his approach to Vedānta philosophy and his participation in the Hare Krishna temple, proposes the repetition of God's name as a path to purification and liberation from the ties of the material world. While acknowledging the validity of all beliefs, the song also contains a critique of the Pope and what he perceived as materialism within the Catholic Church, a part that the record labels EMI and Capitol Records chose to omit from the album's printed lyrics. There is even a perceived distance from John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1969 world peace campaign, marking a difference in perspective with his former bandmate. The song, which lasts 2:50, begins with a descending guitar riff that repeats after each chorus, and it is said that its production, compared to Ike & Tina Turner's River Deep – Mountain High, was a key point for the album.