Meeting in the Ladies Room
# Meeting in the Ladies Room

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| Robert Christgau | B− |

Meeting in the Ladies Room is the third studio album by Klymaxx, released in 1984. In the US, it reached No. 18 on the Billboard 200 and No. 9 on the R&B album chart. It is certified Gold.

Klymaxx gained airplay on MTV, VH1 and BET with the release of their single "The Men All Pause" that reached No. 5 on the R&B chart, No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The title track reached No. 59 on the Hot 100 and No. 4 on the R&B chart. The third single, "I Miss You", reached No. 5 on the Hot 100, No. 11 on the R&B chart and No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart and was certified gold. The fourth, and final, single, "Lock and Key", reached No. 47 on the R&B chart. A young Vivica A. Fox appeared in the accompanying music video.

## Track listing

* "The Men All Pause" (Cooper, Irby) - 7:10
* "Lock and Key" (Cooper, V. Spino) - 5:37
* "I Miss You" (Malsby) - 5:32
* "Just Our Luck" (Joseph Conlon, Barry De Vorzon) - 4:27
* "Meeting in the Ladies Room" (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Bo Watson) - 5:15
* "Video Kid" (Irby) - 3:42
* "Ask Me No Questions" (Malsby, C. Lucas) - 3:37
* "Love Bandit" (R. Calloway, B. Simmons, Billy C. Farlow) - 5:06
* "I Betcha" (Irby, Malsby) - 3:36

## Singles released

* "The Men All Pause"
* "Meeting in the Ladies Room"
* "I Miss You"
* "Lock and Key"

## Personnel

* Lorena Porter Hardimon – lead vocals (2, 5-9), backing vocals (1, 2, 4-9)
* Cheryl Cooley – guitars, backing vocals (1, 2, 4-9)
* Robbin Grider – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals (1, 2, 4-9)
* Lynn Malsby – keyboards, backing vocals (1, 2, 4-9)
* Joyce "Fenderella" Irby – bass guitar, lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 9), backing vocals (1, 2, 4-9)
* Bernadette Cooper – drums, percussion, lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1, 2, 4-9)

Additional Personnel

* Julia Waters – backing vocals (3)
* Maxine Waters – backing vocals (3)
* Oren Waters – backing vocals (3)

Production

* Stephen Shockley – producer (1)
* Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis – producers (2)
* Bernadette Cooper – co-producer (2)
* Klymaxx – producers (3, 7)
* Lynn Malsby – co-producer (3, 7)
* Joseph Conlan – producer (4)
* Barry De Vorzon – producer (4)
* Vincent Calloway – producer (5, 8)
* Bo Watson – producer (5, 8)
* Reggie Calloway – associate producer (5, 8)
* Joyce "Fenderella" Irby – producer (6, 9)
* Dick Griffey – executive producer
* Dina Andrews – A&R coordination
* Regina Griffey – A&R coordination
* Brenda Patrick – A&R assistant
* Sabrina Buchanek – engineer
* Michael Carnevale – engineer
* George Doering – engineer, mixing
* Michael Frenke – engineer, mixing
* Taavi Mote – engineer, mixing
* Judy Clapp – assistant engineer
* Steve MacMillan – assistant engineer
* Steve Hodge – mixing
* Rick Probst – mixing
* Wally Traugott – mastering
* Jeff Adamoff – art direction, design
* Vartan Kurjian – art direction, design
* Darius Anthony – photography
* Mark Sokol – background photography

### Studios

* Recorded at Ivar Studios and Larrabee Sound Studios (Hollywood, California); Doering Studios and Studio Masters (Los Angeles, California); Creation Studios (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
* Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios and Soundcastle (Hollywood, California); Doering Studios (Los Angeles, California); Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California).
* Mastered at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
