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Klymaxx

A Darrin McGillis Promotion

KLYMAXX - was a female Urban/Dance-pop group formed in Los Angeles, California between 1979 and 1992. The group consisted of drummer and founder Bernadette Cooper, vocalist Lorena Porter, bassist Joyce Irby, keyboardists Lynn Malsby and Robbin Grider and guitarist Cheryl Cooley. Klymaxx became the first all-female band to all play an instrument.

In 1981, they signed to Solar Records. Their debut album, “Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman”, was released on Solar Records. Upon beginning work on their second album, they became the first ever act to work with writers/producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The team wrote and produced the song "Wild Girls", for that second album “Girls Will Be Girls”. After the second Solar album in 1983, they switched to the Constellation Record Label (via MCA Records) for “Meeting In The Ladies' Room”, which featured the mega-hit "I Miss You", which peaked at #3 on both the Adult Contemporary and Billboard Hot 100 charts. The album also featured the mega-hits "The Men All Pause", and "Meeting in the Ladies Room". Two years later, their song "Man Size Love," from their self-titled Klymaxx album, was featured on the soundtrack for the movie “Running Scared”. Klymaxx scored another massive hit with the ballad, "I'd Still Say Yes", written by Babyface and Joyce Irby. It peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1987 and was covered by Toni Braxton's siblings The Braxtons in 1996.

The group was down to three members by the end of 1991 when the band was composed of Porter, Cooley, and Grider. In 1991, they returned with “The Maxx Is Back”, which featured the singles "Good Love", and "Don't Run Away”,. "Good Love", peaked at #23 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. They attempted a comeback in 1998 with the album titled "One Day." It was released on the label Valley Vue. The album featured the single "All I Think About Is You",.

Klymaxx reunited on an episode of the VH1 series Bands Reunited in 2003 in order to perform some of their vintage hit singles.