Klymaxx
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Klymaxx is a female Pop/R&B band from Los Angeles
, California.
In 1981, they were signed to Solar Records
. Their debut album, Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman
. Upon beginning work on their second album, they became one of the first acts to work with writers/producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
of The Time
. The team wrote and produced the song "Wild Girls" for that second album, entitled Girls Will Be Girls
. After the second Solar album in 1983, they switched to the MCA-distributed Constellation label for Meeting In The Ladies' Room, featuring the 1985 hit "I Miss You
," 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, an extremely 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 hit 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
" from the Running Scared motion picture soundtrack. The following year, this song was included on their self-titled Klymaxx
album, which went on to provide another solid hit 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.
The group was down to three members by the end of 1989, when the band was composed of Porter, Cooley, and Grider. In 1990, they returned with The Maxx Is Back
, which featured the singles "Good Love
" and "Don't Run Away." "Good Love" peaked at #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts.
1994
Joyce Irby reunited with Cooley, Grider, and Hardimon, for an album titled One Day
, released on Irby's 1869 EP Wreckudz label, and featuring the single "All I Think About Is You," written by Babyface. Replacing Bernadette Cooper on drums was Terri Lyne Carrington.
2003–Present
Five of the six members from the classic Klymaxx lineup (the one exception being keyboardist Robbin Grider) met up on an episode of the VH1
series Bands Reunited
in 2003 in order to perform some of their vintage hit singles. Unfortunately, the unauthorized use and attempted trademark of the Klymaxx name by guitarist Cheryl Cooley caused disagreements with the rest of the band (particularly founding member Bernadette Cooper), resulting in Ms. Cooley not reuniting or performing with her former bandmates on the show.
The documentary Klymaxx: Unsung premiered on the TV One cable network on November 15, 2009, this time including participation from all six classic bandmembers and chronicling the story of the group's genesis and rise to fame.
and released a solo album entitled Drama According to Bernadette Cooper and two singles, "I Look Good" and "Stupid", in 1990. Another single, "The Underground," followed in 1991. Cooper also made a cameo appearance on Teena Marie
's 1990 single "Here's Looking at You". "I Look Good" was included on the Klymaxx Greatest Hits compilation. Cooper continued writing and producing for other artists such as Cheryl Lynn
(1987), the trio Altitude
and In 1988 she engineered, wrote and produced the critically acclaimed album for her girl group "Madame X" securing a hit "Just That Type of Girl" by Madame X. Other artists whose songs were written and produced by Cooper including Salt n Pepa's hit "I Am the Body Beautiful" for the soundtrack of the motion picture To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
; Paula Abdul
's Missing You, from Head over Heels
; and a song for Bette Midler's Diva Las Vegas
, "I Look Good". Cooper is currently an E.M.I writer and presently producing, writing and touring with Klymaxx alongside Joyce Irby and Lorena Stewart. She was portrayed by Halle Berry
on an episode of Saturday Night Live
which spoofed the band. In April 2010, Cooper formed CoopersWorld Entertainment and signed a tween pop/urban all girl band, formally known as "N'style",from Louisville, Kentucky.
and released the dance-oriented Maximum Thrust in 1989. The solo set spawned two singles and music videos for "Hey Mr. DJ" with Doug E. Fresh, and "She's Not My Lover." Irby signed Dallas Austin as a 16-year-old songwriter/producer and together they produced tracks for the male R&B group Troop
, and wrote "I Will Always Love You" for their debut album. More recently, Irby has been involved with launching the career of young R&B vocalist and The Inc/Def Jam recording artist Lloyd
. Lloyd Polite was once a member of the teen pop group N-Toon, whom Irby put together and signed to Dreamworks Records in the mid-1990s.
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, California.
Biography
Klymaxx was conceived and formed by Bernadette Cooper, who also chose the name. The dream of an all girl band became a quest she pursued after leaving college. Through many auditions and temporary members the group that became successful consisted of drummer/vocalist Bernadette Cooper, vocalist Lorena Porter (Stewart), bassist/vocalist Joyce Irby, guitarist Cheryl Cooley and keyboardists Lynn Malsby and Robbin GriderIn 1981, they were signed to Solar Records
SOLAR Records
S.O.L.A.R. Records was an American record label founded in 1977 by Dick Griffey, reconstituted out of Soul Train Records only two years after it was founded with Soul Train television show host and creator Don Cornelius.-Company history:In 1975, Soul Train Records was founded by Dick Griffey and...
. Their debut album, Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman
Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman
Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman is the debut album by R&B group Klymaxx. Released in 1981, Produced by Otis Stokes and Stephen Shockley.-Track listing:#"All Fired Up"...
. Upon beginning work on their second album, they became one of the first acts to work with writers/producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
of The Time
The Time (band)
The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. They are close Prince associates and arguably the most successful artists who have worked with him.-Prince, Formation and Success:...
. The team wrote and produced the song "Wild Girls" for that second album, entitled Girls Will Be Girls
Girls Will Be Girls (Klymaxx album)
Girls Will Be Girls is the second album by R&B group Klymaxx. Released in 1982, Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Lakeside members Otis Stokes, Stephen Shockley and William Shelby...
. After the second Solar album in 1983, they switched to the MCA-distributed Constellation label for Meeting In The Ladies' Room, featuring the 1985 hit "I Miss You
I Miss You (Klymaxx song)
"I Miss You" was a huge hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Written and co-produced by Klymaxx keyboardist Lynn Malsby, this song was recorded and released as the third single off their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room...
," which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart and at #1 on the Billboard adult contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
chart. "I Miss You" remained on the Hot 100 chart for 29 weeks, an extremely 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 hit the top 10. The album also featured the hits "The Men All Pause
The Men All Pause
"The Men All Pause" was a hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Written by Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby, this song was recorded and released as the first single off their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room...
" and "Meeting in the Ladies Room
Meeting in the Ladies Room (Klymaxx song)
"Meeting in the Ladies Room" was a huge hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Relying on an outside producer and songwriters, this song was recorded and released as the second single off their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room...
." 1986 saw the release of "Man Size Love
Man Size Love
"Man Size Love" was a huge hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. The song was included on the Running Scared soundtrack. Relying on an outside producer and songwriters, this song was recorded and released as the first single off their fifth album, Klymaxx...
" from the Running Scared motion picture soundtrack. The following year, this song was included on their self-titled Klymaxx
Klymaxx (Klymaxx album)
Klymaxx is the fifth studio album by Klymaxx, released in 1986 .Klymaxx gained airplay on MTV, VH1 and BET with the release of their single "Man Size Love". The song reached #43 on the R&B chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and # 18 on the Billboard Dance Chart.The second single "Sexy" would...
album, which went on to provide another solid hit with the ballad "I'd Still Say Yes
I'd Still Say Yes
"I'd Still Say Yes" was a hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the Constellation/MCA label. Written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, G. Scelsa, and Joyce "Fenderella" Irby, and produced by Fenderella, it was released as the third single from their fifth album, Klymaxx...
," 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.
The group was down to three members by the end of 1989, when the band was composed of Porter, Cooley, and Grider. In 1990, they returned with The Maxx Is Back
The Maxx Is Back
The Maxx Is Back is the sixth studio album by Klymaxx, released in 1990 . By this time, the group only consisted of three members....
, which featured the singles "Good Love
Good Love (Klymaxx song)
"Good Love" was a single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Relying on an outside producer and songwriters, this song was recorded and released as the first single from their sixth album, The Maxx Is Back. This song reached number four on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. At this time, the group...
" and "Don't Run Away." "Good Love" peaked at #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts.
1994
Joyce Irby reunited with Cooley, Grider, and Hardimon, for an album titled One Day
One Day (Klymaxx album)
One Day is the seventh studio album by Klymaxx, released in 1994 . The album reached No. 198 on the Billboard 200 and No. 32 on the R&B Albums chart...
, released on Irby's 1869 EP Wreckudz label, and featuring the single "All I Think About Is You," written by Babyface. Replacing Bernadette Cooper on drums was Terri Lyne Carrington.
2003–Present
Five of the six members from the classic Klymaxx lineup (the one exception being keyboardist Robbin Grider) met up on an episode of the VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
series Bands Reunited
Bands Reunited
Bands Reunited is a television program produced by VH1 in 2004. Hosted by Aamer Haleem, the show documented the attempted reuniting of a formerly popular musical ensemble for a special concert in either London or Los Angeles....
in 2003 in order to perform some of their vintage hit singles. Unfortunately, the unauthorized use and attempted trademark of the Klymaxx name by guitarist Cheryl Cooley caused disagreements with the rest of the band (particularly founding member Bernadette Cooper), resulting in Ms. Cooley not reuniting or performing with her former bandmates on the show.
The documentary Klymaxx: Unsung premiered on the TV One cable network on November 15, 2009, this time including participation from all six classic bandmembers and chronicling the story of the group's genesis and rise to fame.
Bernadette Cooper
She signed with MCA RecordsMCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
and released a solo album entitled Drama According to Bernadette Cooper and two singles, "I Look Good" and "Stupid", in 1990. Another single, "The Underground," followed in 1991. Cooper also made a cameo appearance on Teena Marie
Teena Marie
Mary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...
's 1990 single "Here's Looking at You". "I Look Good" was included on the Klymaxx Greatest Hits compilation. Cooper continued writing and producing for other artists such as Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn
Lynda Cheryl Smith , known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco, R&B and soul singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real".-Early career:...
(1987), the trio Altitude
Altitude
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and In 1988 she engineered, wrote and produced the critically acclaimed album for her girl group "Madame X" securing a hit "Just That Type of Girl" by Madame X. Other artists whose songs were written and produced by Cooper including Salt n Pepa's hit "I Am the Body Beautiful" for the soundtrack of the motion picture To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar is a 1995 American comedy film, starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo as three New York drag queens who embark on a road trip...
; Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
's Missing You, from Head over Heels
Head Over Heels (Paula Abdul album)
-Personnel:**Adapted From allmusic*Paula Abdul: All Lead Vocals*Bryan Abrams, Cha'n Andre, Robb Boldt, Robbie J. Brown, Mark Calderon, Cindy & Janie Cruse, Valerie & Worthy Davis, Bruce DeShazer, Ofra Haza, Marva King, Tanya Smith, Sandra St...
; and a song for Bette Midler's Diva Las Vegas
Diva Las Vegas
The Divine Miss "M" takes center stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for this performance of raucous music and comedy show. Featuring Ms. Midler's signature mix of heavenly singing, bawdy comedy, and brazen costumes, Diva Las Vegas is proof that Midler has the right to refer to herself as 'The...
, "I Look Good". Cooper is currently an E.M.I writer and presently producing, writing and touring with Klymaxx alongside Joyce Irby and Lorena Stewart. She was portrayed by Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...
on an episode of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
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which spoofed the band. In April 2010, Cooper formed CoopersWorld Entertainment and signed a tween pop/urban all girl band, formally known as "N'style",from Louisville, Kentucky.
Joyce Irby
Joyce "Fenderella" Irby signed with Motown RecordsMotown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
and released the dance-oriented Maximum Thrust in 1989. The solo set spawned two singles and music videos for "Hey Mr. DJ" with Doug E. Fresh, and "She's Not My Lover." Irby signed Dallas Austin as a 16-year-old songwriter/producer and together they produced tracks for the male R&B group Troop
Troop (band)
----Troop is an R&B group from Pasadena, California. TROOP has had three number one singles and ten top ten singles on the Billboard R&B Charts. They have also completed five albums, which include three certified gold and one certified platinum album...
, and wrote "I Will Always Love You" for their debut album. More recently, Irby has been involved with launching the career of young R&B vocalist and The Inc/Def Jam recording artist Lloyd
Lloyd (singer)
Lloyd Polite, Jr. , who performs under the mononym Lloyd, is an American R&B recording artist, who experienced as a member of the group N-Toon before embarking on a solo career in 2004....
. Lloyd Polite was once a member of the teen pop group N-Toon, whom Irby put together and signed to Dreamworks Records in the mid-1990s.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | US certifications |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1981 | Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman is the debut album by R&B group Klymaxx. Released in 1981, Produced by Otis Stokes and Stephen Shockley.-Track listing:#"All Fired Up"... |
— | — | — | SOLAR SOLAR Records S.O.L.A.R. Records was an American record label founded in 1977 by Dick Griffey, reconstituted out of Soul Train Records only two years after it was founded with Soul Train television show host and creator Don Cornelius.-Company history:In 1975, Soul Train Records was founded by Dick Griffey and... |
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| 1982 | Girls Will Be Girls Girls Will Be Girls (Klymaxx album) Girls Will Be Girls is the second album by R&B group Klymaxx. Released in 1982, Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Lakeside members Otis Stokes, Stephen Shockley and William Shelby... |
— | — | — | ||
| 1983 | Girls in the Band | Unreleased | ||||
| 1984 | Meeting in the Ladies Room Meeting in the Ladies Room Meeting in the Ladies Room is the fourth studio album by Klymaxx, released in 1984 .Klymaxx gained airplay on MTV, VH1 and BET with the release of their single "The Men All Pause"... |
18 | 9 | Gold | Constellation MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
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| 1986 | Klymaxx | 98 | 25 | — | ||
| 1990 | The Maxx Is Back The Maxx Is Back The Maxx Is Back is the sixth studio album by Klymaxx, released in 1990 . By this time, the group only consisted of three members.... |
168 | 32 | — | MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
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| 1994 | One Day One Day (Klymaxx album) One Day is the seventh studio album by Klymaxx, released in 1994 . The album reached No. 198 on the Billboard 200 and No. 32 on the R&B Albums chart... |
— | — | — | Valley Vue | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1996 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Klymaxx album) Greatest Hits is the seventh and final album with by the group Klymaxx. It featured one song from group founder Bernadette Cooper's 1990 solo album Drama According To Bernadette Cooper, called "I Look Good", as well as a compilation of their greatest hits Greatest Hits is the seventh and final... |
— | — | MCA MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
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| 2003 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Klymaxx | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart | ||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US A/C Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
US Dance |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 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 Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | Girls in the Band |
| 1984 | "The Men All Pause The Men All Pause "The Men All Pause" was a hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Written by Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby, this song was recorded and released as the first single off their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room... " |
105 | 5 | — | 9 | — | Meeting in the Ladies Room |
| 1985 | "Meeting in the Ladies Room Meeting in the Ladies Room (Klymaxx song) "Meeting in the Ladies Room" was a huge hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Relying on an outside producer and songwriters, this song was recorded and released as the second single off their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room... " |
59 | 4 | — | 22 | — | |
| "I Miss You I Miss You (Klymaxx song) "I Miss You" was a huge hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Written and co-produced by Klymaxx keyboardist Lynn Malsby, this song was recorded and released as the third single off their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room... " |
5 | 11 | 3 | — | 89 | ||
| "Lock and Key Lock and Key (Klymaxx song) "Lock and Key" was a moderate hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Relying on an outside producer and songwriters, this song was recorded and released as the fourth single from their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room. This song reached number four on the Billboard R&B chart.... " |
— | 47 | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "The Men All Pause" (re-release) | 80 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Man Size Love Man Size Love "Man Size Love" was a huge hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. The song was included on the Running Scared soundtrack. Relying on an outside producer and songwriters, this song was recorded and released as the first single off their fifth album, Klymaxx... " |
15 | 43 | — | 18 | 86 | Klymaxx | |
| "Sexy Sexy (Klymaxx Song) "Sexy" was a moderate recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Produced and written by Bernadette Cooper with George Clinton, the song was recorded and released as the second single from their fifth album, Klymaxx. The song reached number 18 on the Billboard R&B Chart.-Credits:*Lead vocals Lorena... " |
— | 18 | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "I'd Still Say Yes I'd Still Say Yes "I'd Still Say Yes" was a hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the Constellation/MCA label. Written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, G. Scelsa, and Joyce "Fenderella" Irby, and produced by Fenderella, it was released as the third single from their fifth album, Klymaxx... " |
18 | 7 | 8 | — | — | |
| "Divas Need Love Too Divas Need Love Too "Divas Need Love Too" was a single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Relying on an outside producer and songwriters, this song was recorded and released as the fourth and final single from their fifth album, Klymaxx... " |
— | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Good Love Good Love (Klymaxx song) "Good Love" was a single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Relying on an outside producer and songwriters, this song was recorded and released as the first single from their sixth album, The Maxx Is Back. This song reached number four on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. At this time, the group... " |
— | 4 | — | — | 89 | The Maxx Is Back |
| "Private Party Private Party "Private Party" is the title of a song by Klymaxx for the MCA label. The song was released as the second and final single from the group's sixth album, The Maxx Is Back. This song reached number 62 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. At this time, the group only consisted of only 3 members.... " |
— | 62 | — | — | — | ||
| "When You Kiss Me" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | |||||||
Solo Albums
- 1989: Joyce "Fenderella" Irby — Maximum Thrust (MotownMotown RecordsMotown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
) - 1990: Bernadette Cooper — The Drama According To Bernadette Cooper (MCA)