In the 129th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha” by Bobby Womack.
The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past. The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 129th edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2023), we recollect and reflect on 🎵 “That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha”, performed by 🎙 Bobby Womack.
“You know I’m a true believer / That if you get anything out of life / You’ve got to put up with / The toils of strife.” AMEN 👏 👏 👏! The late 🎙 Bobby Womack (1944 – 2014) is one of soul music’s true greats. His voice oozes with expression, grit, and – wait for it – S-O-U-L. Womack, sadly, didn’t earn as many pop hits or RIAA certifications as some of his contemporaries, but his catalog shines bright, nonetheless. One of his best songs, 🎵 “That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha”, from his 1971 album, 💿 Communication, did earn some love on the Billboard Hot 100, to the tune of no. 27. “That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha,” hence, is his second-highest charting single behind his sole top 10 hit, 🎵 “Lookin’ for a Love”.
So, what makes “That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha” the sugar honey iced tea? Well, the authenticity of Womack’s vocal performance is definitely a big deal – he sounds amazing. Furthermore, the backdrop is lovely, led by the smooth guitar, robust bass, the drum groove, as well as those glorious strings 🎻, idiomatic of the musical style in the 1970s. Of course, another huge selling point is the songwriting. Womack penned “That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha” alongside 🎼 ✍ Joe Hicks, and John Grisby. The theme is all about L-O-V-E, specifically opening your heart up to love. For Womack, he has to convince his love interest to trust him: “Trust in me, my dear / Have no fear / You don’t know but / God might have sent me here / Yeah, sent me here.” He encourages her, consistently to, “Think it over / Think it over / You better think it over.” In the bridge, he also advises, “Please, please / Please answer love if it / Ever comes knocking at your door / ‘Cause what’s out there knocking , baby / The world don’t give enough of…” Yep, he has a point! Of course, the crème de la crème, the crowning achievement, and the centerpiece of 🎵 “That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha” is none other than the chorus:
“That’s the way I feel about cha
That’s the way I feel about cha
(And If that’s being weak
For you, darling, yeah
I don’t mlnd, I don’t mind
I don’t mlnd, I don’t mind)
That’s the way I feel about cha
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
That’s the way I feel about cha.”
#CLASSIC 👏 👏 👏!
🎙 Bobby Womack • 💿 Communication • 🏷 The Right Stuff • 🗓 1971
Bobby Womack, That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 129 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Right Stuff; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]
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Gerald Levert, That’s The Way I Feel About You | COVERS · August 30, 2023 at 8:00 am
[…] cover, 🎵 “That’s The Way I Feel About You” (NOTE: Womack’s version is titled, 🎵 “That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha”). The original by Womack is a solo track. In Levert’s hands, it becomes a duet featuring the […]
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