I Miss You (Klymaxx song)

"I Miss You" is a hit single recorded by American R&B and pop band Klymaxx from their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room (1984). Written and co-produced by Klymaxx keyboardist Lynn Malsby, the song was recorded and released as the album's third single. "I Miss You" eventually reached number 11 on the US Billboard R&B chart, number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 3 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[1]

"I Miss You"
Single by Klymaxx
from the album Meeting in the Ladies Room
ReleasedNovember 4, 1985
Format7" single
Recorded1984
GenrePop
Length5:32 (Album Version)
4:08 (Single Version)
LabelConstellation Records/MCA Records (in the United States and Canada); Top Tape (in Brazil); RCA Victor (in the South America, Guianas, Caribbean, Central America and Mexico).
Songwriter(s)Lynn Malsby
Producer(s)Klymaxx
Lynn Malsby (co-producer)
Klymaxx singles chronology
"Meeting in the Ladies Room"
(1985)
"I Miss You"
(1985)
"Lock and Key"
(1985)

Despite peaking at #5 on the Hot 100, the song had 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.

Credits

  • Joyce "Fenderella" Irby: Lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Lorena Porter Shelby: Additional vocals
  • Lynn Malsby: Keyboards
  • Robin Grider: Keyboards
  • Cheryl Cooley: Guitar
  • Bernadette Cooper: Drums, percussion
  • Background vocals by Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, and Oren Waters

Cover versions

Chart performance

References


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