| Who's Making Love | |
| Artist: | Johnnie Taylor |
| Type: | single |
| Album: | Who's Making Love... |
| B-Side: | I'm Trying |
| Recorded: | 1968 |
| Genre: | |
| Label: | Stax (STA-0009) |
| Producer: | Don Davis |
"Who's Making Love" is a song written by Stax Records staffers Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis and Raymond Jackson and recorded by singer Johnnie Taylor in 1968.[2]
Released on the Stax label in the late summer of 1968, it became Taylor's breakthrough single, reaching number one on the US Billboard R&B chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] It became one of the few singles Taylor would become primarily known for in the mainstream. The song featured the Stax house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and Isaac Hayes (on keyboards). It was Taylor's best-selling single before the release of "Disco Lady" almost a decade later.
According to Bettye Crutcher, the lyrics were inspired by the 1920s novelty song, "Who Takes Care of the Caretaker's Daughter (While the Caretaker's Busy Taking Care)".[4]
| Chart (1968–69) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (RPM Top 100)[5] | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B singles | 1 |