Luther Vandross

Released: June 10, 2003

Featuring: Queen Latifah

Songwriter: Luther Vandross Rex Rideout

Producer: Luther Vandross

[Intro]
I'm a rock, hit it
Hit it
I'm a rock, hit it

[Luther]
Well by now you know I'm insatiable
Cuz when you step to leave
I want a full repeat, yeah
It's a miracle
You were right inside my head, yeah baby

If the feeling's nice, why not do it twice?
It is not against the law, no baby
I slave all through the week
And I need my release
I work hard so when I stop
I gotta get a little satisfaction for me

1 - Hit it again
Don't care if I'm late
The world just has to wait
(Hit it again, hit it again, baby)

Hit it again
I loved it the first time
You sent chills up through my spine
(Hit it again, hit it again, baby)

(Deep emotion ain't got nothing to do with it)
And being in love ain't really got a thing to do with it
I hope you understand
But I can't worry if you don't, oh no

If I can't double up, it's like I didn't get enough
Call me greedy if you want, just do it
But it's something that will never change
I don't get no complaints
They know it when they ring my bell
That this could be a thing that could take a little while
Well, well

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(I declare the point to be)
Once is not enough for me
(Two time lovin' makes me smile)
One time love just ain't my style
(Repeat the love and I have found)
More the second time around
It builds me up and I love to love
And if I can't hit it again
(It ain't natural)

I'm a rock, hit it

[QL]
Yeah, that's right
Uh, all night, let's go, let's go
(I've been sleeping with my boss)
Nine o'clock, you got a call to make
Ten oh five, they need you at the bank
Eleven, Mr. Brown is stopping by
He's got some papers that you need to sign
Eleven Twenty, meet the boss for brunch
At one, take the office girls to lunch
Don't even act like you gon' stand 'em up
Cuz they've been waitin' for your butt for months
You've been avoiding Mr. Jones these days
He wants to talk to you about his raise
I told him you had time about three ten
We don't have time for makin' love again
Remember six fifteen, your business dinner plans
You blow them off and they won't even understand
We layed around and let the whole day pass
You need a car to meet chu, instead of tellin' me to

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Luther Vandross (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer who made “Luther” a household name in the 1980s with his tenor tone on #1 R&B hits such as “Never Too Much,” “Stop To Love,” “Any Love,” and “Here and Now.” He continued the hits into the ‘90s with “Power of Love/Love Power” and his duet with Janet Jackson “The Best Things in Life are Free.” He also released the hit song “Dance With My Father” in 2003, which went on to win Song of the Year at the 2004 Grammy Awards while the album of the same name peaked at #1 on the Billboard charts and also won a Grammy for Best R&B Album. During his career, he won eight Grammy Awards, sold over 30 million albums and also produced hits for other artists such as Aretha Franklin (“Jump To It” and “Get It Right”).

Luther broke into the music business as a background singer in the 1970s for artists such as David Bowie, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, Chic, Sister Sledge, Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer among others. He was also a vocal arranger and songwriter, creating songs such as “Everybody Rejoice (Brand New Day)” used in the Broadway musical The Wiz. After releasing two albums with the group Luther in 1976 and 1977, his profile began to rise with his lead features on the group Change’s 1980 hits “Searching” and “The Glow of Love.” Luther’s debut album Never Too Much was released in 1981 and hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. His five subsequent albums through 1991 also peaked at #1 on the R&B chart and are certified Platinum. All six of these albums featured contributions from his longtime musical partners Marcus Miller and Nat Adderley Jr, and the trio continued to work together on Luther’s Gold and Platinum albums up through his last, 2003’s Dance With My Father.

Luther was also known for his remakes that outshined the originals. Songs like Major Harris' “Love Won’t Let Me Wait”, Dionne Warwick’s “A House is Not a Home”, Brenda Russell’s “If Only For One Night”, The Carpenters' “Superstar”, The Temptations' “Since I Lost My Baby”, Stevie Wonder’s “Creepin'” and his duet cover with Cheryl Lynn of the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell classic “If This World Were Mine” all became associated with Luther. He even won a Grammy in 2004 along with Beyoncé in the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category for their cover of the Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway duet “The Closer I Get To You.” His music has also been sampled in many hip-hop hits such as Jay Z’s “Excuse Me Miss” and the Twista/Kanye West/Jamie Foxx collaboration “Slow Jamz” among others.

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