The Whatnauts
{{Short description|American soul group}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Whatnauts
| origin = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| years_active = 1969–1983
| label = A&I Records, Stang, GSF, Harlem International
| current_members = Billy Herndon
Garrett Jones
Gerard 'Chunky' Pinkney{{cite web|title=The Whatnauts Page|url=http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Whatnauts.html|website=Soulwalking.co.uk|access-date=14 May 2022}}
}}
The Whatnauts were an American soul group from Baltimore, Maryland,{{cite web|last1=Wynn|first1=Ron|title=Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-whatnauts-mn0000577835/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=12 March 2022}} founded in 1969. George Kerr produced them. The group had several hit singles in the early 1970s, including the socially conscious single "Message from a Black Man" in 1970 on A&I International, "Please Make the Love Go Away" also in 1970 on Stang, and their biggest success "I'll Erase Away Your Pain" in 1971. They performed with fellow Stang artists the Moments for the hit single "Girls" in 1974.
Members
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="1"| Chart positions |
|---|
| width="40" style="width:3.1em;font-size:90%;"|US R&B |
| rowspan="1"| 1970
| align="left"| Introducing the Whatnauts | 29 |
| rowspan="1"| 1971
| align="left"| Reaching for the Stars | — |
| rowspan="1"| 1972
| align="left"| Whatnauts on the Rocks | — |
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:21em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3.1em;font-size:90%;"| US Pop {{cite web|title=The Whatnauts - Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-whatnauts-mn0000577835/awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=12 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310011802/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-whatnauts-mn0000577835/awards|archive-date=March 10, 2015}} ! scope="col" style="width:3.1em;font-size:90%;"| US R&B ! scope="col" style="width:3.1em;font-size:90%;"| US Disco/ ! scope="col" style="width:3.1em;font-size:90%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3.1em;font-size:90%;"| UK |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Message from a Black Man"
| rowspan="3"| 1970 | 99 | 19 | — | — | — | | rowspan="4"| Introducing the Whatnauts |
| scope="row"| "Please Make the Love Go Away"
| — | 47 | — | — | — | |
| scope="row"| "What's Left to Give (After Giving It All)"
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| scope="row"| "I'll Erase Away Your Pain"
| rowspan="2"| 1971 | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| scope="row"| "We're Friends by Day (And Lovers by Night)"
| 100 | 37 | — | — | — | | rowspan="2"| Reaching for the Stars |
| scope="row"| "Try Me"
| rowspan="2"| 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| scope="row"| "You Forget Too Easy"
| — | — | — | — | — | | rowspan="1"| Whatnauts on the Rocks |
| scope="row"| "I Wasn't There"
| rowspan="2"| 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | | rowspan="6"| Non-album singles |
| scope="row"| "Instigating (Trouble Making Fool)"
| — | 23 | — | — | — | |
| scope="row"| "Let Me Be That Special One"
| rowspan="2"| 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| scope="row"| "Girls" {{small|(with The Moments)}} | — | 25 | 10 | 100 | 3 | |
| scope="row"| "Help Is on the Way"
| 1981 | — | 46 | 20 | — | — | |
| scope="row"| "Still I'll Rise"
| 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| colspan="9" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|The Whatnauts}}
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Category:American musical trios
Category:American soul musical groups