the band was formed in 1979 by bernadette cooper and five other women. their first album to that was recognized nationally was their 1984 album "meeting in the ladies room". this album had several top 5 hit songs on the hot r&amp;b/hip-hop songs chart. they were "i miss you", "the men all pause" and the song "meeting in the ladies room". "i miss you" topped the u.s. "billboard hot 100 chart at #5.