I Miss You (Klymaxx song) explained

I Miss You
Cover:	Klymaxx_I_Miss_You.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Klymaxx
Album:	Meeting in the Ladies Room
B-Side:	Video Kid
Released:	November 4, 1985
Recorded:	1984
Genre:	Pop
Length:	5:32 4:08
Label:	Constellation Records/MCA Records Top Tape
Producer:	Klymaxx Lynn Malsby
Prev Title:	Meeting in the Ladies Room
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Lock and Key
Next Year:	1985

"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.

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–1987)	Peak position
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)^[1]	11
US Cash Box Top 100^[2]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Rank
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[3]	34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	7
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	3

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.
• In 2021, Brenda K. Starr released a cover of a song as a single.

Notes and References

1. Klymaxx Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard. September 16, 2020.
2. Cash Box Top 100 Singles. Cash Box. XLIX. 30. 4. January 18, 1986. September 16, 2020.
3. Top 100 Singles of '86. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 16, 2020.
4. Web site: End of Year Charts 1986. Recorded Music NZ. September 16, 2020.
5. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1986. Longbored Surfer. January 6, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120813044747/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1986.php. August 13, 2012.