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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Luther Vandross
Vocals
Tony Coluccio
Programming
Ira Siegel
Guitar
Cindy Mizelle
Background Vocals
Paulette McWilliams
Background Vocals
Tawatha Agee
Background Vocals
Brenda White-King
Background Vocals
Tony Moran
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Luther Vandross
Vocal Arranger
Tony Moran
Songwriter
Cindy Mizelle
Vocal Arranger
Paulette McWilliams
Vocal Arranger
Tawatha Agee
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Luther Vandross
Producer
Tony Moran
Producer
Dave Saronson
Engineer
Ray Bardani
Mixing Engineer
Jeff Damo
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tony Black
Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
It was early Sunday morning
Everyone in the house was still asleep
She made some toast and coffee
Took a shower and made herself smell sweet
She said, "I don't want a bus ride
I believe that the walk might help me think
Got a heart kind of heavy
I need some big hat and gloves, shoes and bag religion!"
Religion
That's my decision
Some of that "make me feel better when I shout" religion
That's my decision
Papa Henry was full of spice
He was a man usually nice
But something got into him last night
Made him want to fuss and holler
The entire house was in a sweat
His bottle got broken and the floor got wet
"Clean it up!" you could hear him scream
Then he said, "I'm going out"
I need religion
Religion
And that's my decision
Some of that "raise up the roof, 90 proof" religion, yeah
That's my decision, yeah
Religion, yeah
It's my decision, oh yes it is
That's my decision
It's the story about a good family
Who doesn't live anymore in good harmony
They are people who love their daughter and son
They try to give them religion
Little Billy likes his best friend Jack
How in the world could he be like that?
Mama and Henry wanna have that chat
Boy, you need religion
Little Betty, whatcha gonna do?
There's a child growing inside of you
You should've stopped and thought things through
Little girl, you need a vision of religion
Religion
And that's my decision
Some of that "how'd I get on Ricki Lake" religion
That's my decision
Religion
Get a little
Religion
Get a little
Religion, yeah yeah
Written by: Luther Vandross, Tony Moran