Klymaxx was the sh*t when they came out, they're an all girl band for one, but they songs were fire. Their second hit after this is called "Meeting in the ladies room", check it out! The basic premise is, she's was too fierce for color TV, okay!
Trust me, that group was fire back in the 80s . When I was in my early 20’s their music was a staple in the clubs in DC. You have to also do “A Meeting In The Ladies Room” and their ballad “I Miss You”. And if you can find it, please react to “Nasty Girl” by Vanity 6 .
Joyce Irby.. the lead singer sings about “The Speakeasy “ it was a real popular night club in the 80s here in Los Angeles on Santa Monica and LaCienaga Blvd and across the street was “Fatburgers” which she talks about in the song. I used to go there all the time .. 🎶
She is saying she is so fly that when she walk into the room the men all pause(and look at her) She's talking about the designer clothes she's wearing her nails and that hair style was very popular back then . She's basically saying she is fine and confident. She is the female version of Morris Day of the group "Time".
A fantastic reaction 😎! The Men All Pause was released as the lead single off of Klymaxx's 1984 album: Meeting In The Ladies Room. It was written by Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby. It was produced by Bernadette Cooper, Joyce Irby and Stephen Shockley. Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby share lead vocals on the song. The song reached #5 on the R&B chart & #9 on the Dance chart. The music video was directed by Peter Allen. The success of this song helped the group's album: Meeting In The Ladies Room, reach Platinum status. Klymaxx Info 📰: Klymaxx was an all female musical band from Los Angeles, California. Klymaxx was created and formed in 1979 by Bernadette Cooper, the other original band members included Lorena Porter Shelby, Cheryl Cooley, Robbin Grider and Lynn Malsby. Joyce "Fenderella" Irby joined the band later before the recording of their debut album in 1981. There were, however, 4 other members you may know little about. Initially sisters Denise and Cheryl Walk signed as members of Klymaxx but left before the group's first album release. Also, Ann Williams and Judith Takeuchi were a part of Klymaxx for the group's first two albums. The band's classic lineup consisted of Bernadette Cooper, Lorena Porter Shelby, Cheryl Cooley, Robbin Grider, Lynn Malsby & Joyce "Fenderella" Irby. Bernadette Cooper developed their core music sound and continued becoming the band's figurehead. The group was noticed by SOLAR Records executive Margaret "Cissy" Nash and Dick Griffey- president of the SOLAR record label gave the group a record deal. The girls recorded with Otis Stokes and Steve Shockley on their first album: Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman (1981). On the group's second album: Girls Will Be Girls (1982), the production expanded to include Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who produced the single: "Wild Girls". Neither of the first two albums were commercially successful, but Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis encouraged the group members to write and produce more of their own music. However, their 1984 album: Meeting In The Ladies Room, brought the group national recognition, featuring the top five Billboard R&B chart songs: "The Men All Pause" written and co-produced by Joyce Irby & Bernadette Coooper, and "Meeting In The Ladies Room", co-written Joyce Irby & Bernadette Coooper. The band's self-produced song: "I Miss You", became the group's Pop chart breakthrough, peaking at #5 on the Hot 100. Lorena Porter Shelby's vocals gave Klymaxx a clear distinctive sound, while Bernadette Cooper added the spoken word vibe and a musical direction that became their distinctive sound. Critics mentioned that Joyce "Fenderella" Irby's voice was similar to Michael Jackson's, according to music historian Scot Brown. The group's fourth album: Klymaxx (1986), had 4 charting singles including: "Man Size Love", from the 1986 Running Scared movie soundtrack. Shalamar's Howard Hewett teamed up with Joyce "Fenderella" Irby on the Babyface co-written ballad: "I'd Still Say Yes" and Bernadette Cooper contributed 2 more singles: "Sexy", co-produced by George Clinton and "Diva's Need Love Too", with New Edition producers Vincent Brantly and Rick Timas. In 1987 shortly after the release of the group's album: "Klymaxx", Bernadette Cooper went solo and released her album: Drama According To Bernadette Cooper, in 1989. She also produced her own music group: Madame X, a Funk/R&B band that released their self titled album in 1987. In 1988, Motown Records offered Joyce "Fenderella" Irby' a solo deal with the intention of her remaining a member of Klymaxx as well. But her solo deal did not sit well with the remaining members and they kicked her out of the group. She then founded: Diva One Productions, a music production and publishing company. Her greatest impact in this respect, may have been the result of her signing a 16 year-old Dallas Austin as a songwriter and producer in 1988. Dallas produced the first TLC and Boyz II Men projects while still signed to Joyce "Fenderella" Irby's production company. In 1989, Joyce "Fenderella" Irby' had a song featuring Doug E Fresh called: Mr DJ (#2 R&B). Later on in the 1990s she signed child R&B singer Sammie Bush (aka Sammie), to a contract with Dallas Austin and Capitol Records launching his career when he was 12 years old. She also signed R&B singer Lloyd Polite (aka Lloyd) as an 11-year-old and developed and guided his music career through four major record deals with Warner, DreamWorks, Magic Johnson Music/MCA and The Inc/Universal. The classic group lineup disbanded in 1989, though several members reunited and the group became a trio, with vocalist Lorena PorterShelby, guitarist Cheryl Cooley and keyboardist Robbin Grider making up Klymaxx over the next five years to release further albums in 1990 and 1994. Following the group's breakup there was a legal confrontation involving Cheryl Cooley’s unauthorized use of the band's name and trademark, leading to the court trademark decision Cheryl Cooley vs Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby. The ladies agreed, per the Truth In Music Advertising Act, that group members are allowed to tour as Klymaxx but must differentiate which version by adding their names to the performance headline. In 2003, there was a SNL Klymaxx skit featuring Halle Berry portraying Bernadette Cooper. Five of the six members from the classic Klymaxx group lineup, sans Robbin Grider, met up together in a 2004 episode of VH1's Bands Reunited, for which they had been invited to perform. Cheryl Cooley appeared, but due to the unresolved friction/tension with other band members, she was not allowed to perform during the group's performance on the show. Between 2004 and 2012 Lorena Porter Shelby, Bernadette Cooper, Joyce "Fenderella" Irby and sometimes Lynn Malsby, performed as Klymaxx. Within the last few years Bernadette Cooper withdrew from the group in order to do her solo "Diva & A Turntable" tour. Then she decided to perform as "Klymaxx Featuring Bernadette Cooper", with her being the only original member of the group, like Cherly Cooley's "Klymaxx Featuring Cheryl Cooley" stage show. Now just like the other performing Klymaxx group versions, "Joyce Irby & Klymaxx" has only one original group member. However, two of the musicians who played live performances with the original Klymaxx, are part of her band ensemble. In 2009, all six members of the classic group lineup participated in the group's episode on the TV One series Unsung. On June 25, 2021 Klymaxx was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame. Bernadette Cooper and Lynn Malsby accused the organization of honoring the touring lineup featuring Cheryl Cooley whose contributions were minimal. Bernadette Cooper, Lynn Malsby & Joyce Irby noted that Cheryl Cooley had edited the songwriting shares on ASCAP and Sony Music Publishing by adding her name to the writing credits or taking sole credit in ASCAP's database. On the same day, Billboard magazine released a follow-up article bringing light to the fraudulent attempt uncovered by ASCAP and Sony ATV publishing. Klymaxx Group Members👩🏼🎤 👩🏾🎤👩🏼🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏿🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤: Ann Williams: guitar, vocals Cheryl Cooley: guitar, vocals Lynn Malsby: keyboard, vocals Judith Takeuchi: percussion, vocals Robbin Grider: keyboard, guitar, vocals Bernadette Cooper: lead vocals, drummer Lorena "Lungs" Porter Shelby: lead vocals Joyce "Fenderella" Irby: bass guitar, lead vocals Klymaxx Albums 📀: Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman (1981) Girls Will Be Girls (1982) Meeting In The Ladies Room (1984) Klymaxx (1986) The Maxx Is Back (1990) One Day (1994) Bernadette Cooper Albums 📀: Drama According To Bernadette Cooper (1989) Last Diva On Earth Episode 1: Planet Sexy (2016) Some good Klymaxx songs 🎶 : I Miss You, Meeting In The Ladies Room, Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman, Ain't Nobody, Don't Mess With My Man, She's A User, I Wish You Would (Tell Me Something Good), Don't Hide Your Love, I Betcha, All I Think About Is You, Lock And Key, Fashion, I'd Still Say Yes, Multi-Purpose Girl, Danger Zone, Girls Chasing Boys, Ask Me No Questions, Divas Need Love Too, Sexy, Can't Let Love Just Pass Me By, Man Sized Love, Wild Girls, I Look Good, No Words, Lock And Key, I'd Still Say Yes, The Man In My Life, This Doesn't Feel Like Love Anymore, Just Our Luck, Video Kid, Good Love, Convince Me, Fab Attack, Shame, When You Kiss Me, Don't Run Away, I Want To Love You Tonight, Once Before You Go, Heartbreaker (I'm Such A Mess), One Day, Code Blue, You're The Greatest, All Turned Out, Private Party, The Beat Of My Heart (Is for You), Finishing Touch, 4 The Ole Dawg N U, Girls Will Be Girls, The Maxx Is Back, Long Distance Love Affair, Come Back and Offer I Can't Refuse. Fun Fact 🕵🏾♀: Klymaxx made music history as the first all-female Pop music band, in which every woman played an instrument and they were the only all-female R&B band to go Multi-Platinum.
Another note: Cheryl Cooley has never stopped trying to copyright the name for herself, even after proclaiming on national television that she wasn’t trying to prohibit the other 5 members from using it. It’s 2024, and is still a battle. More to come on that…
@@DEEDEEEason Respect. Klymaxx stood out to me growing up being an all female band plus they had good music and dope videos. Thank for that extra note as well. All the best.
Klymaxx was the sh*t when they came out, they're an all girl band for one, but they songs were fire. Their second hit after this is called "Meeting in the ladies room", check it out! The basic premise is, she's was too fierce for color TV, okay!
Trust me, that group was fire back in the 80s . When I was in my early 20’s their music was a staple in the clubs in DC. You have to also do “A Meeting In The Ladies Room” and their ballad “I Miss You”. And if you can find it, please react to “Nasty Girl” by Vanity 6 .
Joyce Irby.. the lead singer sings about “The Speakeasy “ it was a real popular night club in the 80s here in Los Angeles on Santa Monica and LaCienaga Blvd and across the street was “Fatburgers” which she talks about in the song. I used to go there all the time .. 🎶
You got to do I Miss You and Meeting In The Ladies Room by them💯.This is a great group💯
She is saying she is so fly that when she walk into the room the men all pause(and look at her) She's talking about the designer clothes she's wearing her nails and that hair style was very popular back then . She's basically saying she is fine and confident. She is the female version of Morris Day of the group "Time".
A fantastic reaction 😎! The Men All Pause was released as the lead single off of Klymaxx's 1984 album: Meeting In The Ladies Room. It was written by Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby. It was produced by Bernadette Cooper, Joyce Irby and Stephen Shockley. Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby share lead vocals on the song. The song reached #5 on the R&B chart & #9 on the Dance chart. The music video was directed by Peter Allen. The success of this song helped the group's album: Meeting In The Ladies Room, reach Platinum status.
Klymaxx Info 📰:
Klymaxx was an all female musical band from Los Angeles, California. Klymaxx was created and formed in 1979 by Bernadette Cooper, the other original band members included Lorena Porter Shelby, Cheryl Cooley, Robbin Grider and Lynn Malsby. Joyce "Fenderella" Irby joined the band later before the recording of their debut album in 1981. There were, however, 4 other members you may know little about. Initially sisters Denise and Cheryl Walk signed as members of Klymaxx but left before the group's first album release. Also, Ann Williams and Judith Takeuchi were a part of Klymaxx for the group's first two albums. The band's classic lineup consisted of Bernadette Cooper, Lorena Porter Shelby, Cheryl Cooley, Robbin Grider, Lynn Malsby & Joyce "Fenderella" Irby.
Bernadette Cooper developed their core music sound and continued becoming the band's figurehead. The group was noticed by SOLAR Records executive Margaret "Cissy" Nash and Dick Griffey- president of the SOLAR record label gave the group a record deal. The girls recorded with Otis Stokes and Steve Shockley on their first album: Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman (1981). On the group's second album: Girls Will Be Girls (1982), the production expanded to include Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who produced the single: "Wild Girls". Neither of the first two albums were commercially successful, but Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis encouraged the group members to write and produce more of their own music.
However, their 1984 album: Meeting In The Ladies Room, brought the group national recognition, featuring the top five Billboard R&B chart songs: "The Men All Pause" written and co-produced by Joyce Irby & Bernadette Coooper, and "Meeting In The Ladies Room", co-written Joyce Irby & Bernadette Coooper. The band's self-produced song: "I Miss You", became the group's Pop chart breakthrough, peaking at #5 on the Hot 100. Lorena Porter Shelby's vocals gave Klymaxx a clear distinctive sound, while Bernadette Cooper added the spoken word vibe and a musical direction that became their distinctive sound. Critics mentioned that Joyce "Fenderella" Irby's voice was similar to Michael Jackson's, according to music historian Scot Brown.
The group's fourth album: Klymaxx (1986), had 4 charting singles including: "Man Size Love", from the 1986 Running Scared movie soundtrack. Shalamar's Howard Hewett teamed up with Joyce "Fenderella" Irby on the Babyface co-written ballad: "I'd Still Say Yes" and Bernadette Cooper contributed 2 more singles: "Sexy", co-produced by George Clinton and "Diva's Need Love Too", with New Edition producers Vincent Brantly and Rick Timas.
In 1987 shortly after the release of the group's album: "Klymaxx", Bernadette Cooper went solo and released her album: Drama According To Bernadette Cooper, in 1989. She also produced her own music group: Madame X, a Funk/R&B band that released their self titled album in 1987.
In 1988, Motown Records offered Joyce "Fenderella" Irby' a solo deal with the intention of her remaining a member of Klymaxx as well. But her solo deal did not sit well with the remaining members and they kicked her out of the group. She then founded: Diva One Productions, a music production and publishing company. Her greatest impact in this respect, may have been the result of her signing a 16 year-old Dallas Austin as a songwriter and producer in 1988. Dallas produced the first TLC and Boyz II Men projects while still signed to Joyce "Fenderella" Irby's production company. In 1989, Joyce "Fenderella" Irby' had a song featuring Doug E Fresh called: Mr DJ (#2 R&B). Later on in the 1990s she signed child R&B singer Sammie Bush (aka Sammie), to a contract with Dallas Austin and Capitol Records launching his career when he was 12 years old. She also signed R&B singer Lloyd Polite (aka Lloyd) as an 11-year-old and developed and guided his music career through four major record deals with Warner, DreamWorks, Magic Johnson Music/MCA and The Inc/Universal.
The classic group lineup disbanded in 1989, though several members reunited and the group became a trio, with vocalist Lorena PorterShelby, guitarist Cheryl Cooley and keyboardist Robbin Grider making up Klymaxx over the next five years to release further albums in 1990 and 1994. Following the group's breakup there was a legal confrontation involving Cheryl Cooley’s unauthorized use of the band's name and trademark, leading to the court trademark decision Cheryl Cooley vs Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby. The ladies agreed, per the Truth In Music Advertising Act, that group members are allowed to tour as Klymaxx but must differentiate which version by adding their names to the performance headline.
In 2003, there was a SNL Klymaxx skit featuring Halle Berry portraying Bernadette Cooper. Five of the six members from the classic Klymaxx group lineup, sans Robbin Grider, met up together in a 2004 episode of VH1's Bands Reunited, for which they had been invited to perform. Cheryl Cooley appeared, but due to the unresolved friction/tension with other band members, she was not allowed to perform during the group's performance on the show.
Between 2004 and 2012 Lorena Porter Shelby, Bernadette Cooper, Joyce "Fenderella" Irby and sometimes Lynn Malsby, performed as Klymaxx. Within the last few years Bernadette Cooper withdrew from the group in order to do her solo "Diva & A Turntable" tour. Then she decided to perform as "Klymaxx Featuring Bernadette Cooper", with her being the only original member of the group, like Cherly Cooley's "Klymaxx Featuring Cheryl Cooley" stage show. Now just like the other performing Klymaxx group versions, "Joyce Irby & Klymaxx" has only one original group member. However, two of the musicians who played live performances with the original Klymaxx, are part of her band ensemble.
In 2009, all six members of the classic group lineup participated in the group's episode on the TV One series Unsung.
On June 25, 2021 Klymaxx was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame. Bernadette Cooper and Lynn Malsby accused the organization of honoring the touring lineup featuring Cheryl Cooley whose contributions were minimal. Bernadette Cooper, Lynn Malsby & Joyce Irby noted that Cheryl Cooley had edited the songwriting shares on ASCAP and Sony Music Publishing by adding her name to the writing credits or taking sole credit in ASCAP's database. On the same day, Billboard magazine released a follow-up article bringing light to the fraudulent attempt uncovered by ASCAP and Sony ATV publishing.
Klymaxx Group Members👩🏼🎤 👩🏾🎤👩🏼🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏿🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤:
Ann Williams: guitar, vocals
Cheryl Cooley: guitar, vocals
Lynn Malsby: keyboard, vocals
Judith Takeuchi: percussion, vocals
Robbin Grider: keyboard, guitar, vocals
Bernadette Cooper: lead vocals, drummer
Lorena "Lungs" Porter Shelby: lead vocals
Joyce "Fenderella" Irby: bass guitar, lead vocals
Klymaxx Albums 📀:
Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman (1981)
Girls Will Be Girls (1982)
Meeting In The Ladies Room (1984)
Klymaxx (1986)
The Maxx Is Back (1990)
One Day (1994)
Bernadette Cooper Albums 📀:
Drama According To Bernadette Cooper (1989)
Last Diva On Earth Episode 1: Planet Sexy (2016)
Some good Klymaxx songs 🎶 : I Miss You, Meeting In The Ladies Room, Never Underestimate The Power Of A Woman, Ain't Nobody, Don't Mess With My Man, She's A User, I Wish You Would (Tell Me Something Good), Don't Hide Your Love, I Betcha, All I Think About Is You, Lock And Key, Fashion, I'd Still Say Yes, Multi-Purpose Girl, Danger Zone, Girls Chasing Boys, Ask Me No Questions, Divas Need Love Too, Sexy, Can't Let Love Just Pass Me By, Man Sized Love, Wild Girls, I Look Good, No Words, Lock And Key, I'd Still Say Yes, The Man In My Life, This Doesn't Feel Like Love Anymore, Just Our Luck, Video Kid, Good Love, Convince Me, Fab Attack, Shame, When You Kiss Me, Don't Run Away, I Want To Love You Tonight, Once Before You Go, Heartbreaker (I'm Such A Mess), One Day, Code Blue, You're The Greatest, All Turned Out, Private Party, The Beat Of My Heart (Is for You), Finishing Touch, 4 The Ole Dawg N U, Girls Will Be Girls, The Maxx Is Back, Long Distance Love Affair, Come Back and Offer I Can't Refuse.
Fun Fact 🕵🏾♀: Klymaxx made music history as the first all-female Pop music band, in which every woman played an instrument and they were the only all-female R&B band to go Multi-Platinum.
Hi, I’m Joyce Irby’s Social Media Manager and am surprised and thankful to find such a thorough write-up.
Another note: Cheryl Cooley has never stopped trying to copyright the name for herself, even after proclaiming on national television that she wasn’t trying to prohibit the other 5 members from using it. It’s 2024, and is still a battle. More to come on that…
@@DEEDEEEason Respect.
Klymaxx stood out to me growing up being an all female band plus they had good music and dope videos.
Thank for that extra note as well. All the best.
Girl, Klymaxx is one of the baddest girl groups around
Klymaxx bass is hella clean innit ❤❤❤
Taking us back to some real stuff!!!
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