"That's the Way I Feel About Cha" (Bobby Womack)

"That's the Way I Feel About Cha" is a single off Bobby Womack's 1971 album Communication.  Prior to the single's release, Womack had been known as part of his family's vocal group, The Valentinos, and as a friend/collaborator of Sam Cooke, Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, and Janis Joplin.  (It was while riding in Womack's Mercedes coupe that Joplin came up with the song "Mercedes Benz.") Once "That's the Way I Feel About Cha" hit #2 on the R&B charts in 1972, he became a star in his own right.

It's a soulful ballad where the protagonist is having a discussion with his distraught mate; she's questioning his love while also giving in to he-said/she-said rumors and self doubt.  He tells her, quite frankly, that she needs to stop questioning his loyalty, stop treating his affection as weakness, and count her blessings that he's in her life.  It's not as chauvinistic as it might sound, though; it's actually quite tender.  The song puts him in the position of being the vulnerable one (even though he's the one telling her how much she has to lose), which is kind of unique for a 70s soul song.  
The soulful backing track is the handiwork of The Swampers, a.k.a. the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section: Barry Beckett on keyboards, Roger Hawkins on drums, David Hood on bass, and Jimmy Johnson on lead guitar—the same bunch of guys from backwoods Alabama who'd supported Wilson Pickett on "Land of 1000 Dances," Percy Sledge on "When A Man Loves a Woman," Etta James on "Tell Mama," and many, many others.  The tight-but-loose groove of this song is a dead giveaway that the track was played by the guys from 3614 Jackson Highway, Sheffield, AL.  
And while each player and each element is essential to this song, I have to point out Johnson's lead guitar.  It absolutely wails.  I mean, it sounds like someone crying.  It's what makes an already great track unforgettable.