title: Meeting in the Ladies Room
text: # 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).
  