Klymaxx
Klymaxx was an American all-female pop, R&B and funk girl group. They were from Los Angeles, California. Their first album was Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman in 1981. The following year, the band released the second album Girls Will Be Girls.
The band was formed in 1979 by Bernadette Cooper and five other women.[1] Their first album to that was recognized nationally was their 1984 album Meeting in the Ladies Room. This album had several Top 5 hit songs on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. They were "I Miss You", "The Men all Pause" and the song "Meeting in the Ladies Room".[2] "I Miss You" topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart at #5.
The group broke up in 1989. Some band members had their own albums. After the breakup there was a legal dispute involving band member Cheryl Cooley's use of the group's trademark and name.[3]
Klymaxx got together again in 2003.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
CAN [5] |
NZ [6] | |||||
| 1981 | Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman | — | — | — | — | SOLAR | ||
| 1982 | Girls Will Be Girls | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | Girls in the Band [A] | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | Meeting in the Ladies Room | 18 | 9 | 46 | 18 | Constellation | ||
| 1986 | Klymaxx | 98 | 25 | — | — | |||
| 1990 | The Maxx Is Back | 168 | 32 | — | — | MCA | ||
| 1994 | One Day | — | — | — | — | Valley Vue | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
- A Album was never released
Compilation albums
- Greatest Hits (1996, MCA)
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Klymaxx (2003, MCA)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
US Dan [4] |
US A/C [4] |
BEL [8] |
CAN [5] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [6] |
UK [10] | ||||
| 1981 | "Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman" | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman | |
| "I Want to Love You Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Heartbreaker (I'm Such a Mess)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Girls Will Be Girls | |
| "Wild Girls" | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | "Multi-Purpose Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Girls in the Band | |
| 1984 | "The Men All Pause" | 105 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Meeting in the Ladies Room | |
| 1985 | "Meeting in the Ladies Room" | 59 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lock and Key" | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Miss You" | 5 | 11 | — | 3 | 28 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 89 | |||
| 1986 | "The Men All Pause" (re-release) | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Man Size Love" | 15 | 43 | 18 | — | — | 55 | — | — | 86 | Klymaxx | ||
| "Sexy" | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "I'd Still Say Yes" | 18 | 7 | — | 8 | — | 50 | — | — | — | ||
| "Divas Need Love Too" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "Good Love" | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | The Maxx Is Back | |
| "Private Party" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "When You Kiss Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "All I Think About Is You" | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Day | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Iconic Guitarist Cheryl Cooley from the Bane Klymaxx". Interrupted Blogs. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Klymaxx". Soulwalking. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Unsung Features All Female Band Klymaxx". WTLC. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "US Charts > Klymaxx". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- 1 2 "CAN Charts > Mary Jane Girls". RPM. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- 1 2 "NZ Charts > Klymaxx". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ "American certifications – Klymaxx". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "BEL Charts > Klymaxx". VRT Top 30. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ "NLD Charts > Klymaxx". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ "UK Charts > Klymaxx". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Canadian certifications – Klymaxx". Music Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2020.