I Miss You (Klymaxx song)
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"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
. This song eventually reached number 11 on the Billboard R&B chart
, number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart and number 3 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart
.
Despite peaking at #5 on the Hot 100, the song had amazing staying power on the charts, and it ended up being the third biggest song on the year-end Billboard chart for 1986. The success of this song helped the group's Meeting in the Ladies Room album reach Platinum status.
Klymaxx
Klymaxx is a female Pop/R&B band from Los Angeles, 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...
for the MCA
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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
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"...
. This song eventually reached number 11 on the Billboard R&B chart
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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, number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
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chart and number 3 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
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Despite peaking at #5 on the Hot 100, the song had amazing staying power on the charts, and it ended up being the third biggest song on the year-end Billboard chart for 1986. The success of this song helped the group's Meeting in the Ladies Room album reach Platinum status.
Cover versions
- In 2004, Boyz II MenBoyz II MenBoyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
covered the song on their Throwback, Vol. 1Throwback, Vol. 1Throwback, Vol. 1 is a 2004 covers album by R&B group Boyz II Men, released by Koch Records, and featuring covers of classic R&B songs from such artists as Teddy Pendergrass, The Isley Brothers and Michael Jackson...
album.
- In 2008, Filipino R&B singer KylaKylaMelanie Hernandez Calumpad Alvarez , better known by her stage name Kyla, is an R&B singer, songwriter, producer, TV host, and occasional actress from the Philippines....
covered the song on her album Heart 2 HeartHeart 2 HeartHeart 2 Heart is the 7th studio album by Filipino R&B singer Kyla, released in August 2008 by EMI Music Philippines and Poly East Records in CD and cassette format and digitally on June 11, 2009...