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Meeting in the Ladies Room is the third studio album by Klymaxx, released in 1984. In the US, it reached No. 18 on the Billboard 200 and No. 9 on the R&B album chart. It is certified Gold.
Klymaxx gained airplay on MTV, VH1 and BET with the release of their single "The Men All Pause" that reached No. 5 on the R&B chart, No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The title track reached No. 59 on the Hot 100 and No. 4 on the R&B chart. The third single, "I Miss You", reached No. 5 on the Hot 100, No. 11 on the R&B chart and No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart and was certified gold. The fourth, and final, single, "Lock and Key", reached No. 47 on the R&B chart. A young Vivica A. Fox appeared in the accompanying music video.
Track listing
"The Men All Pause" (Cooper, Irby) - 7:10
"Lock and Key" (Cooper, V. Spino) - 5:37
"I Miss You" (Malsby) - 5:32
"Just Our Luck" (Joseph Conlon, Barry De Vorzon) - 4:27
"Meeting in the Ladies Room" (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Bo Watson) - 5:15
"Video Kid" (Irby) - 3:42
"Ask Me No Questions" (Malsby, C. Lucas) - 3:37
"Love Bandit" (R. Calloway, B. Simmons, Billy C. Farlow) - 5:06
"I Betcha" (Irby, Malsby) - 3:36
Singles released
"The Men All Pause"
"Meeting in the Ladies Room"
"I Miss You"
"Lock and Key"
Personnel
Lorena Porter Hardimon – lead vocals (2, 5–9), backing vocals (1, 2, 4–9)
Cheryl Cooley – guitars, backing vocals (1, 2, 4–9)
Robbin Grider – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals (1, 2, 4–9)
Lynn Malsby – keyboards, backing vocals (1, 2, 4–9)
Joyce "Fenderella" Irby – bass guitar, lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 9), backing vocals (1, 2, 4–9)
Bernadette Cooper – drums, percussion, lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 2, 4–9)
Additional Personnel
Julia Waters – backing vocals (3)
Maxine Waters – backing vocals (3)
Oren Waters – backing vocals (3)
Production
Stephen Shockley – producer (1)
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis – producers (2)
Bernadette Cooper – co-producer (2)
Klymaxx – producers (3, 7)
Lynn Malsby – co-producer (3, 7)
Joseph Conlan – producer (4)
Barry De Vorzon – producer (4)
Vincent Calloway – producer (5, 8)
Bo Watson – producer (5, 8)
Reggie Calloway – associate producer (5, 8)
Joyce "Fenderella" Irby – producer (6, 9)
Dick Griffey – executive producer
Dina Andrews – A&R coordination
Regina Griffey – A&R coordination
Brenda Patrick – A&R assistant
Sabrina Buchanek – engineer
Michael Carnevale – engineer
George Doering – engineer, mixing
Michael Frenke – engineer, mixing
Taavi Mote – engineer, mixing
Judy Clapp – assistant engineer
Steve MacMillan – assistant engineer
Steve Hodge – mixing
Rick Probst – mixing
Wally Traugott – mastering
Jeff Adamoff – art direction, design
Vartan Kurjian – art direction, design
Darius Anthony – photography
Mark Sokol – background photography
Studios
Recorded at Ivar Studios and Larrabee Sound Studios (Hollywood, California); Doering Studios and Studio Masters (Los Angeles, California); Creation Studios (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios and Soundcastle (Hollywood, California); Doering Studios (Los Angeles, California); Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California).
Mastered at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
References
External links
Meeting in the Ladies Room at Discogs