R&B veteran Glenn Lewis is giving another slice of Overture, this time with the full music video for “Waiting,” one of the album's more restrained offerings of what happens when communication inside a relationship begins to disappear. Anna Keenan filmed the video, Paul Gitlin handled the edit and Ken Golden completed the colour grading.

The release carries particular weight for Lewis. In sharing the video, he wrote simply, “This record means a lot to me.” It is a short statement, but it fits an album campaign that has consistently emphasized authorship, emotional clarity and the freedom of making music without forcing it into somebody else's timetable.

“Waiting” was written by Glenn Ricketts and John Fellner, with production from Fellner and Kevin Ekofo. The recording was mixed by Jujuwie and mastered by Dave Kutch, while KC Kasey and Kardinal Offishall are credited with vocal engineering. Tink contributed additional keyboards.

“Waiting” doesn't need a crowded arrangement to make its point. Lewis remains at the center, leaning on phrasing and control instead of treating every emotional turn as an excuse for a vocal eruption. The tension comes from the feeling of being suspended inside a relationship, still waiting for clarity from someone who has not quite left but is no longer fully communicating either.

At two minutes and 46 seconds, “Waiting” is the ninth track on Overture, Lewis's 16-song album released June 19 through Reimagery Inc. The project runs just under an hour and marked his first full studio album in more than a decade.

The larger album is built around different forms of connection. Romantic love sits beside family, loss, self-examination and the responsibilities that become harder to avoid with age. Songs including “Love Ain't Free,” “Father to Son,” “Last Goodbye” and “What Does Love Mean” make Overture less interested in simply recreating the sound that introduced Lewis to a wider audience than in documenting where the singer and songwriter has arrived now.

Lweis describes the new music as a continuation of his career, shaped by lived experience, accountability and emotional intelligence. The album followed the 2026 singles “Past Tense,” “G.Y.A.M.L. (My Love)” and “Impressions,” each revealing a different corner of the project before its June release.

Overture itself is a significant marker in Lewis's catalog. His 2002 debut World Outside My Window established him as one of the distinctive voices to emerge from the early-2000s soul and R&B movement, led by “Don't You Forget It.” 

Stream Overture on Apple Music.