The Whatnauts

The Whatnauts were an American soul group from Baltimore, Maryland,^[1] founded in 1969.^[2] 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.^[1]

The Whatnauts
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	R&B, soul
Years active	1969–1983
Labels	A&I Records, Stang, GSF, Harlem International
Members	Billy Herndon Garrett Jones[1] Gerard 'Chunky' Pinkney[2]

Members

• Billy Herndon
• Garrett Jones
• Gerard "Chunky" Pinkney^[2]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart positions
		US R&B [3]
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 [3]	US R&B [3]	US Disco/ Dance [3]	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" (with The Moments)		—	25	10	100	3	BPI: Silver[6]
"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.