 Penned by Evan "Kidd" Bogart and his fellow Writing Camp members Victoria Horn, Erika Nuri and David Quiñones, "Right Here (Departed)" was not recorded until late into the production of the "Human" album.It was the first out of several Rodney Jerkins-crafted demo tracks "Human" A&R Brandon Creed presented to Norwood and the first song Jerkins and Brandy recorded together at the 2nd Floor Studios in Los Angeles following the pair's musical reunification in early June 2008.It would eventually version as the result convinced Norwood and her team to replace actual main producer Brian Kennedy in favor of Jerkins.