Whodunit (song)
| "Whodunit" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
One of side-A labels of the US single | ||||
| Single by Tavares | ||||
| from the album Love Storm | ||||
| B-side | "Fool of the Year" | |||
| Released | March 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Soul | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Freddie Perren Keni St. Lewis | |||
| Producer(s) | Freddie Perren | |||
| Tavares singles chronology | ||||
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"Whodunit", written by Keni St. Lewis and Freddie Perren, was a hit song for American R&B/disco group Tavares in 1977. Released from their album Love Storm.
Background
The lyrical hook to the song was the repeated query "Whodunit? / Who stole my baby?" The singer then appealed to a series of famous fictional detectives to help "solve" the case, including Sherlock Holmes, Charlie Chan, Ellery Queen, McCloud, Kojak, Baretta and Dirty Harry. The gimmick was reminiscent of "Searchin'", a 1957 single by The Coasters which also invoked a series of lawmen to track down a missing love interest.
Chart performance
The song spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart in May 1977 and peaked at number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart[1] and in the UK peaked at number 5 the week ending 7 May 1977, where it stayed for 2 weeks.[2] "Whodunit" was re-released in February 1986.
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 567.
- ^ UK release Capitol CL 15914 Whodunit (St. Lewis / Perren) / Fool Of The Year (F Tavares / St. Lewis)
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 305. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ a b "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl.
- ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 236.
- ^ "Top 100 1977 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "1977 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
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