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" | ||||
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| Single by Klymaxx | ||||
| from the album Meeting in the Ladies Room | ||||
| Released | November 4, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 5:32 (Album Version) 4:08 (Single Version) | |||
| Label | Constellation 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) | |||
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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
- In 1985, Dionne Warwick performed the song live on Solid Gold.
- In 1990, Seiko Matsuda performed the song live on Music Fair.
- In 2004, Boyz II Men covered the song on their Throwback, Vol. 1 album.
- In 2007, Freya Lim covered the song on her Freya's Love Songs album.
- In 2008, Filipino R&B singer Kyla covered the song on her album Heart 2 Heart.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- Klymaxx chart info Allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- "Top 100 1986". top-source.info. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
- http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19860118.html%5B%5D
- http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0760&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0760.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0760
- http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3875
- Billboard Top 100 - 1986. "Billboard Top 100 - 1986 - Longbored Surfer - Charts". Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- Musicoutfitters.com
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