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Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman
Studio album by
Released1981
Recorded1981
GenreR&B
LabelSOLAR
ProducerOtis Stokes, Stephen Shockley
Klymaxx chronology
Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman
(1981)
Girls Will Be Girls
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman is the debut album by R&B group Klymaxx. Released in 1981, it was produced by Otis Stokes and Stephen Shockley. The title is taken from the slogan of Ladies' Home Journal.

Track listing

  1. "All Fired Up" (Otis Stokes, Stephen Shockley) – 6:19
  2. "I Wish You Would (Tell Me Something Good)" (Fred, Shockley, Walton, Walton) – 4:38
  3. "I Want to Love You Tonight" (Lynn Malsby) – 5:06
  4. "You're the Greatest" (Stokes, Shockley) – 4:02
  5. "Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman" (Bernadette Cooper, Cheryl Cooley) – 5:08
  6. "The Beat of My Heart (is for You)" (Marchbanks, Stokes, Shockley) – 5:48
  7. "No Words" (Stokes, Shockley) – 4:22
  8. "Can't Let Love Just Pass Me By" (Stokes, Shockley) – 4:48

Personnel

  • Cheryl Cooley – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bernadette Cooper – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Robbin Grider – synthesizers
  • Joyce "Fenderella" Irby – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Lynn Malsby – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Lorena Porter Shelby – lead vocals
  • Patricia Sylvers – backing vocals
  • Judy Takeuchi – percussion
  • Ann Williams – guitar

Production

  • Otis Stokes – producer
  • Stephen Shockley – producer
  • Dick Griffey – executive producer
  • Steve Hodge – recording engineer, mixing
  • Taavi Mote – recording engineer
  • Bob Brown – additional engineer
  • Sabrina Buchanek – additional engineer
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • Dina Andrews – A&R coordination
  • Henry Vizcarra – art direction
  • Jan Kovaleski – design
  • Jay Pope – back cover photo, dust sleeve photography
  • Veronica Sim – photography
Studios
  • Recorded at Studio Masters (Los Angeles, California) and Larrabee Sound Studios (Hollywood, California).
  • Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios
  • Mastered at Capitol Records (Hollywood, California).

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-11.