Whodunit (song)

Whodunit (song)

"Whodunit" was a hit song for R&B/disco group Tavares in 1977. Released from their album, "Love Storm" it spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart in May, 1977, and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

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, 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.


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