"I Miss You" is a song by American R&B and pop group Klymaxx from 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" reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and number one on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart. In the US, it remained on the Hot 100 for 29 weeks and ranked in at number three on the year-end Billboard chart for 1986.
Reception In Smash Hits, Janice Long wrote, "I'd miss this like a hole in the head. One of those lush songs with a vocalist trying desperately to sound like a 10-year-old Michael Jackson."
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)PeakpositionUS Hot Black Singles (Billboard)11US Cash Box Top 10013
Year-end charts Chart (1986)RankCanada Top Singles (RPM)34New Zealand (RIANZ)7US Billboard Hot 1003US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)27
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