JJ BARNES - CHAINS OF LOVE (1967)

Born in Detroit, MI in 1943, James Jay Barnes recorded some great Soul and R & B music.
When Berry Gordy brought Ric Tic under the Motown umbrella, he would use Barnes more as a song writer than a singer. This would result JJ shifting to Groovesville and teaming up with Don Davis on this record, which is the flip side of "Baby Please Come Back Home". Examples of the A side are already on youtube.
This tune is a great piece of Soul, more raw sounding than the Northern Soul classics he is esteemed for. JJ Barnes is a great example of a hardworking singer, songwriter, and performer, who despite all his talents, had a hard time making it in the Soul scene of the United States. He was, however, embraced with open arms in the UK and Europe. Many of his songs are regarded as true gems, and are pivotal archetypes of Northern Soul music.

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[venusclare]

Fab Track, great video & info!!....thanks for the share matey...Ve...xx

[door2yourheart]

Thank you hon! xx

[notnormalgirl713]

Love this song, my choir actually learned parts for it, and we sing it every Monday.

[door2yourheart]

Wow! Now i think about it, its a great song for a choir! Thank you!

[pita4851]

Chains of love,I love this song,can,t go to sleep at night,I got a heartach,Try to get up in the morning,you got a spell on me,I just can't make it.I treated you so bad,Thinking about you,haha chains of love won't set me free. I heard this song at a friends house,and I came on youtube and found it on your channel. Thanks alot, The words are right on and music. Smile & Peace

[door2yourheart]

Thanks for the great comment pita! Love and Light

[thepowderedclouds]

classic tune! the dirtbombs do a great version of this as well.

[pita4851]

No thank you ,for that wonderful song,

glad I found it on your channel.

Smile & Peace

[coolitababy]

OMG this is sooooo gooood. Never heard it before.

Loving your songs very much.

[babykeepgroovin]

Great tune never heard JJ Barnes version before so glad to hear it!

[owsh123]

This was the b side of JJ's wonderful "Baby Please Come Back Home" which is even better. Great singer.

[smartypantsnancy]

Fantastic track and interesting info thanks x

[sehort]

Great pic of JJ at the 100 club! The late great Ray Pollard played there too in around 1991

[notnormalgirl713]

I'll talk to my choir director about video taping it and I'll post it!