The ▁Best ▁of ▁L uck ▁to ▁You " ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁and ▁" H ymn ▁Number ▁ 5 " ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁Not ed ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁R & B ▁singer ▁from ▁Nash ville , ▁G aines ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁length y ▁career . ▁ ▁Biography ▁G aines ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dec atur , ▁Alabama , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁After ▁moving ▁from ▁his ▁h omet own ▁in ▁his ▁te en age ▁years , ▁and ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee , ▁he ▁found ▁employ ment ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁singer ▁and ▁occas ional ▁drum mer . ▁Via ▁work ▁he ▁did ▁for ▁local ▁song writer ▁Ted ▁Jar rett , ▁G aines ▁moved ▁from ▁singing ▁in ▁clubs ▁to ▁meeting ▁Louis ▁Bro oks . ▁ ▁Bro oks ▁led ▁the ▁instrument al ▁Hi - To ppers ▁group , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Excel lo ▁label . ▁Their ▁subsequent ▁joint ▁recording , ▁" It ' s ▁Love ▁Baby ▁( 2 4 ▁H ours ▁a ▁Day ), " ▁pe aked ▁at ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁R & B ▁chart ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁G aines ' ▁biggest ▁hit , ▁but ▁his ▁name ▁was ▁not ▁cred ited ▁on ▁the ▁record . ▁ ▁Bre aking ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁conf ines ▁of ▁the ▁group , ▁G aines ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁R & B ▁Car avan ▁of ▁Stars , ▁with ▁Bo ▁D