The Whatnauts were an American soul group from Baltimore, Maryland, 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 Billy Herndon Garnett Jones Gerard "Chunky" Pinkney
Discography Albums Year Album Chart positionsUS R&B 1970 Introducing the Whatnauts 29 1971 Reaching for the Stars — 1972 Whatnauts on the Rocks — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Pop US R&B US Disco/Dance AUS UK "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 BPI: Silver "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.
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