| The Whatnauts | |
| Origin: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genre: | R&B, soul |
| Years Active: | 1969–1983 |
| Label: | A&I Records, Stang, GSF, Harlem International |
| Current Members: | Billy Herndon Garrett Jones Gerard 'Chunky' Pinkney[1] |
The Whatnauts were an American soul group from Baltimore, Maryland,[2] founded in 1969.[1] 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.[2]
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||||||
| 1970 | Introducing the Whatnauts | 29 | ||||
| 1971 | Reaching for the Stars | — | ||||
| 1972 | Whatnauts on the Rocks | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [3] | US R&B | US Disco/ Dance | AUS [4] | UK [5] | |||||
| "Message from a Black Man" | 1970 | 99 | 19 | — | — | — | Introducing the Whatnauts | ||
| "Please Make the Love Go Away" | — | 47 | — | — | — | ||||
| "What's Left to Give (After Giving It All)" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I'll Erase Away Your Pain" | 1971 | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | |||
| "We're Friends by Day (And Lovers by Night)" | 100 | 37 | — | — | — | Reaching for the Stars | |||
| "Try Me" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Forget Too Easy" | — | — | — | — | — | Whatnauts on the Rocks | |||
| "I Wasn't There" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Instigating (Trouble Making Fool)" | — | 23 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Let Me Be That Special One" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Girls" | — | 25 | 10 | 100 | 3 | ||||
| "Help Is on the Way" | 1981 | — | 46 | 20 | — | — | |||
| "Still I'll Rise" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 205.