Klymaxx
| Klymaxx | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, dance-pop |
| Years active | 1979–1994, 2003–Present |
| Labels | Solar, MCA |
| Associated acts | Prince, Sheila E., The Time, Cherrelle, Lloyd, Dallas Austin, Bette Midler |
| Past members | Bernadette Cooper Robbin Grider Lynn Malsby Cheryl Cooley Joyce Irby Lorena Shelby Penny Ford |
Klymaxx is an all-female Pop/R&B band from Los Angeles, California.
Klymaxx is an American all-female band created, formed, and named by drummer/singer Bernadette Cooper after college. she came up with the name "Klymaxx". Klymaxx's uniqueness is due to the all-girl band's ability to play instruments, and their sound was influential because of its comedic, women-power theme. Klymaxx's original members are (vocalist, drummer, founder) Bernadette Cooper, (vocalist) Lorena Porter (Stewart), (guitarist) Cheryl Cooley, (keyboardists) Lynn Malsby, (keyboardist) Robbin Grider and later after the band signed to Solar Records, (bassist/vocalist) Joyce Irby was added. In 1981, Klymaxx were signed to Solar Records by Dick Griffey. Their debut album was entitled Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman. Upon beginning work on their second album, Klymaxx became one of the first acts to work with writers/producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of The Time. The team wrote and produced many songs, including the song "Wild Girls" for their second album, entitled Girls Will Be Girls. Klymaxx remains the only female self-contained R&B/pop band to achieve platinum status.
After their second Solar album in 1983, the group switched to the MCA-distributed Constellation label for Meeting in the Ladies Room. It featuring their first hit "The Men All Pause" (penned by Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby) and marked the beginning of their success.
In 1985, Kool & the Gang, Midnight Star, Shalamar and Klymaxx performed at the Marriott Convention Center in Oklahoma City. Later Griffey chose as their third single the 1985 hit "I Miss You" (penned by Lynn Malsby) which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at #1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart. "I Miss You" remained on the Hot 100 chart for 29 weeks, a long chart run at the time, and good enough to rank it as the third-biggest-selling song of 1986, ahead of several songs that went higher in the top 10. The album also featured the hits "The Men All Pause" and "Meeting in the Ladies Room". 1986 saw the release of "Man Size Love" (which was written by Rod Temperton "Thriller") from the Running Scared motion picture soundtrack. Lorena Shelby briefly left the group and was replaced by Penny Ford as the lead singer. The following year, this song was included on their self-titled Klymaxx album, which went on to provide more hits. The hit songs produced and written by Bernadette Cooper were "Divas Need Love Too" and "Sexy" along with the ballad "I'd Still Say Yes", written by Babyface (credited as K. Edmonds), G. Scelsa, and Joyce Irby. It peaked at #18 on the Hot 100 and #8 on the adult-contemporary chart in 1987.
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