One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album)
One Step Closer is the ninth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The album was released on September 17, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records. The album included the hit "Real Love", which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100; this also marks the last studio album with Michael McDonald in the lineup.
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| Released | September 17, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA, United Sound Recorders, Detroit, MI and A&R Recorders, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:41 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B-[2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Great Rock Discography | 4/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Dedicate This Heart" | Michael McDonald, Paul Anka | McDonald | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Real Love" | McDonald, Patrick Henderson | McDonald | 4:18 |
| 3. | "No Stoppin' Us Now" | Patrick Simmons, McDonald, Chris Thompson | Simmons | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Thank You Love" | Cornelius Bumpus | Bumpus | 6:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
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| 5. | "One Step Closer" | Keith Knudsen, Carlene Carter, John McFee | Bumpus, McDonald | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Keep This Train A-Rollin" | McDonald | McDonald | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Just in Time" | Simmons | Simmons | 2:43 |
| 8. | "South Bay Strut" | Chet McCracken, McFee | instrumental | 4:05 |
| 9. | "One by One" | Bobby LaKind, McDonald | Simmons, McDonald | 3:47 |
Personnel
The Doobie Brothers
- Patrick Simmons – guitars, vocals
- John McFee – guitars, vocals
- Michael McDonald – keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
- Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, organ, vocals
- Tiran Porter – bass
- Keith Knudsen – drums, vocals
- Chet McCracken – drums, vibraphone, marimbas
Additional personnel
- Bobby LaKind – congas, bongos, background vocals
- Nicolette Larson – background vocals on "Real Love", "Dedicate This Heart", and "Just In Time"
- Patrick Henderson - keyboards on "Real Love", "One By One", and "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet on "South Bay Strut" and "Keep This Train A-Rollin'", flugelhorn for "Dedicate This Heart"
- Chris Thompson – background vocals on "No Stoppin' Us Now"
- Ted Templeman – tambourine, cowbell, maracas
- Jerome Jumonville – tenor saxophone, horn arrangements on "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
- Joel Peskin – baritone saxophone on "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
- Bill Armstrong – trumpet on "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
- Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements on "Real Love" and "South Bay Strut"
Production
- Producer – Ted Templeman
- Production Assistant – Joan Parker
- Production Coordination – Susyn Schope
- Engineer – James Isaacson
- Second Engineer – Gene Meros
- Mastering – Kent Duncan and Tim Dennan at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, CA).
- Photography – Norman Seeff
- Art Direction and Design – Jim Welch
- Management – Bruce Cohn
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | Black Albums | 31 |
| 1980 | Pop Albums | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | "Real Love" | Black Singles | 40 |
| 1980 | "Real Love" | Club Play Singles | 70 |
| 1980 | "Real Love" | Pop Singles | 5 |
| 1981 | "Keep This Train A-Rollin'" | Pop Singles | 62 |
| 1981 | "One Step Closer" | Pop Singles | 24 |
References
- Bruce Eder. "One Step Closer - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- Christgau, Robert. "The Doobie Brothers: One Step Closer". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
- Don Shewey (1980-11-13). "The Doobie Brothers: One Step Closer". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 253. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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