by Andrew HamiltonJ.J. Barnes Baby Please Come Back Home (June 1967) jammed all over the Midwest, East Coast, South, and west of the Mississippi River. This was the 11th single and the sixth recording company (Groovesville) of Barnes career. Barnes co-wrote most of his recordings; Baby Please Come Back Home was co-written with Don Davis, a guitarist, songwriter, producer, music publisher, and record label owner. Barnes sang the lyrics with so much pain that the single went to number nine on Billboards R&B chart. Unofficially, it was number one at inner city skating rinks — skaters loved rolling to its cool, slinky, mercurial rhythm and pinging accents. James Jay Barnes, born November 30, 1943, in Detroit, MI, had more than 25 single releases after his big hit, but none duplicated its captivating aura, sales, or chart position. Barnes gospel background (the Halo Gospel Singers) isnt apparent on his recordings; he came along at a time i...