Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman

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.

Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman
Studio album by Klymaxx
Released	1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	R&B post-disco funk
Label	SOLAR
Producer	Otis Stokes, Stephen Shockley
Klymaxx chronology
Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman (1981) Girls Will Be Girls (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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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).