That's the Way I Feel About Cha

Bobby Womack

About That's the Way I Feel About Cha

"That's the Way I Feel About Cha" is a 1972 single co-written, produced and recorded by American rhythm and blues/soul music performer, Bobby Womack, and also became the musician's first crossover Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 27. On the US Billboard R&B chart it peaked at number two, starting a four-year run of R&B hits for Womack during that decade. The single, co-written by Womack, John Grisby and Joe Hicks, was the second release off Womack's Communication album. It put Womack on the musical map as a solo artist, after he started his career as lead singer of the family musical group The Valentinos, and a period where he achieved success as a sideman for soul acts such as Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett, and rock singers such as Janis Joplin and Sly Stone. The song would inspire a few cover versions, with the most notable ones coming from Aretha Franklin from her album "Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)" (1973), and also from the blues singer O. V. Wright. 


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Huh, you know life is funny when you look at it
Everybody wants love
But everybody's afraid of love
You know, I'm a true believer
 
If you get anything out of life
You got to put up with the toil and strife
Ooh You're pushin' my love
A little bit too far
I don't think you know
I don't think you know how blest you are
And your friend Annie May tell you all she see
Have you, ever thought she was tryin' to get close to me
 
Think it over, think it over, girl, think it over
That's the way I feel about 'cha
That's the way I feel about 'cha
I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind
 
I know you've been hurt and so have many others too
But that's the sacrifice that life put you thru
Put you thru, put you thru
Trust in me, my dear, have no fear
You don't know but God might have sent me here, sent me here
 
Think it over, think it over, girl, think it over
That's the way I feel about 'cha
(Any of us can leave for a long adventure)
That's the way I feel about 'cha
 
Don't take my love as a sign of weakness
Check into the situation, girl
Dig a little deeper
 
Think it over, think it over, girl, think it over
That's the way I feel about 'cha
That's the way I feel about 'cha

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Bobby Womack

Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack ( /ˈwoʊmæk/; born March 4, 1944 - June 27 2014) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. An active recording artist since the early 1960s where he started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group The Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career has spanned more than 50 years and has spanned a repertoire in the styles of R&B, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, gospel, and country. more »

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Written by: John Grisby, Bobby Womack, Joseph Hicks

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10 facts about this song

Song Writer Info
"That's The Way I Feel About Cha" was originally written and performed by Bobby Womack along with Joe Hicks and John Grisby in the 1970s.
Chart Performance
Womack's original version of the song was released in 1971 and peaked at #2 on the "Hot Soul Singles" chart, and #27 on the "Billboard Hot 100" chart.
Album Information
The song is included in Bobby Womack's album titled "Communication" which was released in the year 1971.
Aretha's Version
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, recorded her own version of "That's The Way I Feel About Cha" in 1974 for her album "Let Me in Your Life".
Album Success
Franklin's album "Let Me in Your Life" reached number one on "Billboard's R&B album chart", and the song was a big part of that success.
Collaboration
In an interesting twist, Bobby Womack collaboratively worked on Aretha Franklin's version of his own song, this time around.
Live Performances
Aretha Franklin performed this song in several live performances including her 1994 New York concert at the Park West.
Critics' Review
The song "That's The Way I Feel About Cha" is often praised for the emotional depth of the lyrics and the powerful delivery by both artists.
Cover Versions
Other than Aretha, many artists have covered the song, including R&B and soul musician Calvin Richardson.
Grammy Recognition
Bobby Womack was posthumously awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015, recognizing his work on songs such as "That's The Way I Feel About Cha".

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