The Whatnauts

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 but 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
* Garrett Jones
* Gerard "Chunky" Pinkney
==Discography==
===Albums===
Year 	Album 	Chart positions 	 	 	
Year 	Album 	US R&B 	 	 	
1970 	Introducing the Whatnauts 	29 	 	 	
1971 	Reaching for the Stars 	— 	 	 	
1972 	Whatnauts on the Rocks 	— 	 	 	
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.	"—" denotes releases that did not chart.	"—" denotes releases that did not chart.	"—" denotes releases that did not chart.	"—" denotes releases that did not chart.	"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
===Singles===
 List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title 	Year 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Certifications 	Album
Title 	Year 	US Pop 	US R&B 	US Disco/Dance 	AUS 	UK 	Certifications 	Album
"Message from a Black Man" 	1970 	99 	19 	— 	— 	— 	 	Introducing the Whatnauts
"Please Make the Love Go Away" 	1970 	— 	47 	— 	— 	— 	 	Introducing the Whatnauts
"What's Left to Give (After Giving It All)" 	1970 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Introducing the Whatnauts
"I'll Erase Away Your Pain" 	1971 	71 	14 	— 	— 	— 	 	Introducing the Whatnauts
"We're Friends By Day (And Lovers By Night)" 	1971 	100 	37 	— 	— 	— 	 	Reaching for the Stars
"Try Me" 	1972 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Reaching for the Stars
"You Forget Too Easy" 	1972 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Whatnauts on the Rocks
"I Wasn't There" 	1973 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	(Non-album singles)
"Instigating (Trouble Making Fool)" 	1973 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	(Non-album singles)
"Let Me Be That Special One" 	1974 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	(Non-album singles)
"Girls" 	1974 	— 	25 	10 	100 	3 	
* BPI: Silver 	(Non-album singles)
"Help Is On the Way" 	1981 	— 	46 	20 	— 	— 	 	(Non-album singles)
"Still I'll Rise" 	1983 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	(Non-album singles)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
==References==
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Category:American soul musical groups
Category:All Platinum artists
Category:Musical groups from Baltimore