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