"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.
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One of side-A labels of the US single
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| 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 | |||
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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.
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.
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