Details of
Better Late Than Never
by Mike Kuster


Producer: Dr. Ford
Engineer: Dr. Ford
Recorder At: Sound Kitchen in Franklin, TN
Mastered By: Dr. Ford


About the Album

I began writing this album about twenty-five years ago with one song that I just hadn't finished until the pandemic put us in lockdown. I wrote "The COVID Floor" about my wife being a nurse assigned to one of the two floors for COVID-19 patients a few weeks into the pandemic. After that, I pulled out that old song, "Hurt Again", that I loved, but hadn't finished. One evening, it just came to me. The rest of this album came together over the next few months. I began sharing some demos of the songs online, and was blown away by the reception.

While my wife was on the COVID floor, I was staying in the office / guest bedroom of our house. Out of bordeom, I began looking through old things stored in the closet. I found a little safe I'd had growing up. Amazingly, I remembered the combination. Inside, I found letters my wife and I sent to each other while dating. In the first one I opened, she wrote, "I know you'll make it in Nashville." I had completely forgotten about this letter. That seemed like a different life, but here I was drawn to Country Music like I was then. 

So, I returned to pursuing a music career that I had put on pause to raise a family all of those years ago. "Better Late Than Never" poured out of me onto paper. I played it for my kids, and they loved it. It seemed the perfect song to express where I am in life and music.

 



Special Thanks

Emily for believing in me for all of these years and writing a simple note so long ago that made me believe in me.

Kate for pushing me to share my music.

Jackson and Jameson for encouraging me and appreciating these tunes.

My parents for introducing me to Country Music and supporting my learning to play and sing!