I Miss You (Klymaxx song)

"I Miss You" is a hit single recorded by American R&B and pop band Klymaxx for their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room (1984). Written and co-produced by Klymaxx keyboardist Lynn Malsby, the song was released as the album's third single. "I Miss You" eventually reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and number 1 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. Despite peaking at number 5 in the US, it was ranked at number 3 on the year-end Billboard chart for 1986, mainly because of its run on the pop chart lasting for 29 weeks.[1]

"I Miss You"
Single by Klymaxx
from the album Meeting in the Ladies Room
B-side"Video Kid"
ReleasedNovember 4, 1985
Recorded1984
GenrePop
Length5:32 (album version)
4:08 (single version)
Label
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)
Music video
"I Miss You" on YouTube

Credits

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  • 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

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Klymaxx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Klymaxx – I Miss You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0631." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9332." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Klymaxx – I Miss You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Klymaxx – I Miss You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Klymaxx Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Klymaxx Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLIX, no. 30. January 18, 1986. p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Singles of '86". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "End of Year Charts 1986". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1986". Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  15. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Klymaxx – I Miss You". Music Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.