Who's Making Love

"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]

"Who's Making Love"
Single by Johnnie Taylor
from the album Who's Making Love...
B-side	"I'm Trying"
Released	October 1968 (1968-10)
Recorded	1968
Genre	Southern soul[1] northern soul[1]
Length	2:47
Label	Stax (STA-0009)
Songwriters	Homer Banks Bettye Crutcher Don Davis Raymond Jackson
Producer	Don Davis
Johnnie Taylor singles chronology
"I Ain't Particular" (1968) "Who's Making Love" (1968) "Take Care of Your Homework" (1969)

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.^{[citation needed]} The song featured the Stax house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and Isaac Hayes (on keyboards).^{[citation needed]} It was Taylor's best-selling single before the release of "Disco Lady" almost a decade later.^{[citation needed]}

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 history

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

Cover versions

• Tony Joe White covered the song on his 1968 album Black and White.^[6]
• Young-Holt Unlimited released a cover on the album Soulful Strut in 1968^[7] and as a single in 1969 (#47 Canada^[8]), both on Brunswick Records.^[9]
• The Blues Brothers released a cover version as a single in 1980,^[10] which reached number 39 on the US chart.^{[citation needed]}
• Christian McBride included the song in his 2013 album Out Here.^[11]
• The Nation Funktasia covered the song on their 1991 album In Search of the Last Trump of Funk.