Songs Performed or Written by John WhiteheadTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

John Cavadus Whitehead (July 10, 1948 – May 11, 2004) was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known as one of the key members of the Philadelphia International record label, and was one-half of the successful team of McFadden & Whitehead with Gene McFadden. McFadden and Whitehead wrote many hits for Philadelphia International artists, including the O'Jays and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and had their own hit with "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" in 1979. He... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - #2: Back Stabbers - #3: Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) - #4: Bad Luck - #5: I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1)
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  The O'Jays
Back Stabbers
1.
07/1972

#2  Back Stabbers
The O'Jays

from Back Stabbers   Back Stabbers
206 pts
3
US




1
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3517]
written by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  The Intruders
2.
05/1973

#5  I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1)
The Intruders

from Save the Children   
75 pts
36
US




6
R&B
32
UK
[Gamble 2506]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
  Billy Paul
3.
10/1974

Be Truthful to Me
Billy Paul

from Got My Head on Straight   
3 pts






37
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3551]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
4.
11/1974

Where Are All My Friends
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from To Be True   
45 pts
80
US


11
dance
8
R&B
52
UK
[Philadelphia International 3552]
written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
Bad Luck
5.
02/1975

#4  Bad Luck
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from To Be True   
137 pts
15
US


1
dance
4
R&B
51
UK
[Philadelphia International 3562]
written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  The Atlanta Disco Band
Bad Luck
6.
11/1975

Bad Luck
The Atlanta Disco Band

from Bad Luck   
9 pts
94
US




38
R&B


instrumental
[Ariola America 7611]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Victor Carstarphen
  Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
7.
11/1975

#3  Wake Up Everybody (Part 1)
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from Wake Up Everybody   Wake Up Everybody
159 pts
12
US
34
AC


1
R&B
23
UK
[Philadelphia International 3579]
written by John Whitehead greentick, Gene McFadden & Victor Carstarphen
  Archie Bell & the Drells
8.
12/1975

Let's Groove
Archie Bell & the Drells

from Dance Your Troubles Away   
38 pts




3
dance
7
R&B


[TSOP 4775]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick, Leon Huff & Victor Carstarphen
9.
12/1975

Dance Your Troubles Away
Archie Bell & the Drells

from Dance Your Troubles Away   
11 pts




11
dance




written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Victor Carstarphen
10.
12/1975

The Soul City Walk
Archie Bell & the Drells

from Dance Your Troubles Away   
75 pts






42
R&B
13
UK
[TSOP 4774]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Victor Carstarphen
  Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
11.
01/1976

Tell the World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from Wake Up Everybody   Wake Up Everybody
36 pts
94
US


6
dance
7
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3588]
written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  Billy Paul
12.
06/1976

People Power
Billy Paul

from When Love Is New   
1 pts






82
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3593]
written by John Whitehead greentick, Gene McFadden & Victor Carstarphen
  Bunny Sigler
13.
07/1976

My Music
Bunny Sigler

from My Music   
1 pts






98
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3597]
written by Bunny Sigler, Leon Huff, John Whitehead greentick, Gene McFadden & Victor Carstarphen
  M.F.S.B.
14.
08/1976

Picnic in the Park / Summertime and I'm Feelin' Mellow
M.F.S.B.

from Summertime   Summertime
9 pts




14
dance




written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
15.
08/1976

Summertime and I'm Feelin' Mellow
M.F.S.B.

from Summertime   Summertime
2 pts






65
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3600]
written by John Whitehead greentick, Gene McFadden & Victor Carstarphen
  Teddy Pendergrass
16.
03/1977

You Can't Hide from Yourself / I Don't Love You Anymore / The More I Get, the More I Want
Teddy Pendergrass

from Teddy Pendergrass   
16 pts




7
dance




written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  Jackson 5
17.
12/1977

Music's Takin' Over / Jump for Joy / Goin' Places
Jackson 5

from Goin' Places   Goin' Places
3 pts




40
dance




written by John Whitehead greentick, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen, Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
  Melba Moore
18.
01/1978

Standing Right Here
Melba Moore

from A Portrait of Melba   
3 pts




53
dance
69
R&B


[Buddah 589]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Victor Carstarphen
  Archie Bell & the Drells
19.
01/1978

I've Been Missing You
Archie Bell & the Drells

from Hard Not to Like It   
2 pts






56
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3637]
written by Douglas Brown, Thomas Wallington, John Whitehead greentick & Gene McFadden
  Melba Moore
20.
03/1979

Pick Me Up, I'll Dance
Melba Moore

from Melba [1978 album]   
26 pts
103
US


22
dance
85
R&B
48
UK
[Epic 50663]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Ronald Rose
  McFadden & Whitehead
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
21.
04/1979

#1  Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
McFadden & Whitehead

from McFadden & Whitehead   McFadden & Whitehead
231 pts
13
US


10
dance
1
R&B
5
UK
[Philadelphia International 3681]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Jerry Cohen
  Archie Bell & the Drells
22.
08/1979

Strategy
Archie Bell & the Drells

from Strategy   
6 pts






21
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3710]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Jerry Cohen
  McFadden & Whitehead
23.
12/1979

I've Been Pushed Aside
McFadden & Whitehead

from McFadden & Whitehead   McFadden & Whitehead
1 pts






73
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3725]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Jerry Cohen
  Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
24.
12/1979

Prayin'
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from The Source   
7 pts






18
R&B


[Source 41156]
written by Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  McFadden & Whitehead
25.
08/1980

I Heard It in a Love Song
McFadden & Whitehead

from I Heard It in a Love Song   
7 pts




74
dance
23
R&B


[TSOP 4788]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Jerry Cohen
  Gloria Gaynor
26.
07/1981

Let's Mend What's Been Broken
Gloria Gaynor

from I Kinda Like Me   
1 pts






76
R&B


[Polydor 2173]
written by Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  Melba Moore
27.
10/1981

Let's Stand Together
Melba Moore

from What a Woman Needs   
13 pts




12
dance
44
R&B


charted as Take My Love / Let's Stand Together in US dance charts
[EMI America 8104]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Melba Moore
  Teddy Pendergrass
28.
1982

I Can't Win for Losing
Teddy Pendergrass

from This One's for You   
4 pts






32
R&B


[Columbia 03284 (p.i.)]
written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  McFadden & Whitehead
29.
11/1982

One More Time
McFadden & Whitehead

from Movin' On   
2 pts






58
R&B


[Capitol 5176]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Barry Eastmond
30.
05/1984

Ain't No Stoppin' (Ain't No Way)
McFadden & Whitehead

7 pts








81
UK
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Jerry Cohen
31.
10/1985

Ain't No Stoppin' / Bring Family Back
McFadden & Whitehead

5 pts








93
UK
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick, Jerry Cohen, Frank Smith & Phil Terry
  Archie Bell & the Drells
32.
06/1986

Don't Let Love Get You Down
Archie Bell & the Drells

15 pts








49
UK
written by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Victor Carstarphen
  Freddie Jackson
33.
03/1987

I Don't Want to Lose Your Love
Freddie Jackson

from Just Like the First Time   Just Like the First Time
22 pts






2
R&B


[Capitol 5680]
written by Gene McFadden, James McKinley, Linda Vitali, John Whitehead greentick & John Gary Williams
  John Whitehead
34.
03/1988

I Need Money Bad
John Whitehead greentick

from I Need Money Bad   
2 pts






50
R&B


[Mercury 870160]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Linda Vitali
  Steve Walsh [DJ]
35.
07/1988

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (Party for the World)
Steve Walsh [DJ]

18 pts








44
UK
written by ML Kkoshi, Chas Kkoshi, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Jerry Cohen
  Eric Gable
36.
06/1990

In a Sexy Mood
Eric Gable

3 pts






43
R&B


from the movie Def by Sensation
[Orpheus 72302]
written by John Whitehead greentick & Jerry Cohen
  Mike Davis
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
37.
08/1992

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Mike Davis

from When Only a Friend Will Do   
3 pts






38
R&B


[Jive 42086]
written by Gene McFadden, Jerry Cohen, John Whitehead greentick & Linda Vitali
  Nick Scotti
38.
04/1993

Wake Up Everybody
Nick Scotti

from Nick Scotti   
14 pts




9
dance
109
R&B


written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Victor Carstarphen
  Biz Markie
39.
06/1993

Let Me Turn You On
Biz Markie

from All Samples Cleared!   
1 pts






107
R&B


written by Marcel Hall, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & J. Cohen
  K.W.S.
40.
11/1994

The More I Get the More I Want
K.W.S.

26 pts








35
UK
featuring Teddy Pendergrass
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Victor Carstarphen
  Luther Vandross
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
41.
04/1995

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Luther Vandross

from Songs   Songs
46 pts








22
UK
written by Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  Sonia [Sonia Evans]
42.
12/1995

Wake Up Everybody
Sonia [Sonia Evans]

from Love Train - The Philly Album   
3 pts








155
UK
written by John Whitehead greentick, Gene McFadden & Victor Carstarphen
  The MOBO Allstars
43.
12/1998

Ain't No Stopping Us Now
The MOBO Allstars

17 pts








47
UK
charity record
written by Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  Nightvision
44.
01/1999

Ready for the Weekend
Nightvision

9 pts




15
dance




written by Jock-e, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Nevada Cato
  Raphael Saadiq & Q-Tip
Get Involved
45.
02/1999

Get Involved
Raphael Saadiq & Q-Tip

from The PJs: Music from & Inspired by the Hit Television Series   
42 pts
67
US




21
R&B
36
UK
[Hollywood 66009]
written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, Q-Tip, Raphael Saadiq & John Whitehead greentick
  Circa
46.
11/1999

Sun Shining Down
Circa

10 pts








70
UK
featuring Destry
written by Daniel Bewick, Mathew Frost, Jones, Thorne, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Leon Huff
  Big Time Charlie
47.
12/2000

Chasing Rainbows
Big Time Charlie

7 pts








83
UK
featuring Soozy Q
written by Aaron Gilbert, Les Sharma, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick, R. Rose & S. Peters
  Angie Stone
Wish I Didn't Miss You
48.
03/2002

Wish I Didn't Miss You
Angie Stone

from Mahogany Soul   Mahogany Soul
73 pts
79
US


1
dance
31
R&B
30
UK
[J 21149 ]
written by Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  Jaheim
Fabulous
49.
09/2002

Fabulous
Jaheim

from Still Ghetto   Still Ghetto
72 pts
28
US




7
R&B
41
UK
featuring Tha Rayne
[Warner LP Cut]
written by Eddie Berkeley, Brown, Carstarphen, Kay Gee Gist, Gene McFadden, Balewa Muhammad & John Whitehead greentick
  Mary J. Blige
50.
11/2002

Never Been
Mary J. Blige

from No More Drama   No More Drama
1 pts






101
R&B


written by Missy Elliott, Henri Charlemagne, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead greentick & Jerry Cohen
  Jaheim
51.
09/2003

Backtight
Jaheim

from Still Ghetto   Still Ghetto
2 pts






51
R&B


[Divine Mill LP Cut]
written by Eric Williams, Gene McFadden, Jaheim Hoagland, John Drakesford, John Whitehead greentick, Kenneth Gamble, Larry Singletary, Victor Carstarphen & Wesley Hogges
  Various Artists
52.
09/2004

Wake Up Everybody
Various Artists

1 pts






119
R&B


written by John Whitehead greentick, Gene McFadden & Victor Carstarphen
  John Legend & The Roots
53.
08/2010

Wake Up Everybody
John Legend & The Roots

from Wake Up!   
4 pts






53
R&B
179
UK
featuring Common & Melanie Fiona
[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead greentick
  T.I.
G Season
54.
01/2013

G Season
T.I.

from Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head   Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head
5 pts
122
US




41
R&B


featuring Meek Mill
[Grand Hustle LP Cut]
written by Clifford Harris Jr., Robert Williams, Carl McCormick, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, Paul Tisdale & John Whitehead greentick


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