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. 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". "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.

Klymaxx got together again in 2003.

Discography

Studio albums
 Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications Record label US USR&B CAN NZ 1981 Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman — — — —  SOLAR 1982 Girls Will Be Girls — — — — 1983 Girls in the Band  — — — —  1984 Meeting in the Ladies Room 18 9 46 18 
 RIAA: Gold 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.
 Album was never released

Compilation albumsGreatest Hits (1996, MCA)20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Klymaxx'' (2003, MCA)

Singles
 Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B USDan USA/C BEL CAN NLD NZ UK1981 "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 Band1984 "The Men All Pause" 105 5 9 — — — — — — Meeting in the Ladies Room1985 "Meeting in the Ladies Room" 59 4 22 — — — — — — "Lock and Key" — 47 — — — — — — — "I Miss You" 5 11 — 3 28 1 32 2 89 MC: Gold1986 "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

Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
Category:American girl groups
Category:African-American musical groups
Category:1979 establishments in the United States
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2013