One Step Closer (album)

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One Step Closer
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
Released	October, 1980
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	37:41
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s)	Ted Templeman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2/5) link
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Minute by Minute (1978)	One Step Closer (1980)	Farewell Tour (1983)

For other uses, see One Step Closer.

One Step Closer is the ninth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1980. (see 1980 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

1. "Dedicate This Heart" (McDonald, Paul Anka) – 4:07
2. "Real Love" (McDonald, Henderson) – 4:18
3. "No Stoppin' Us Now" (Simmons, McDonald, Christopher Thompson) – 4:40
4. "Thank You Love" (Cornelius Bumpus) – 6:22
5. "One Step Closer" (Knudsen, Carlene Carter, McFee) – 4:10
6. "Keep This Train A-Rollin" (McDonald) – 3:29
7. "Just in Time" (Simmons) – 2:43
8. "South Bay Strut" (McCracken, McFee) – 4:05
9. "One By One" (Bobby LaKind, McDonald) – 3:47

[edit] Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

• Patrick Simmons - guitars, vocals
• John McFee - guitars, backing vocals
• Michael McDonald - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
• Cornelius Bumpus - tenor saxophone, organ, vocals
• Tiran Porter - bass
• Keith Knudsen - drums, backing vocals
• Chet McCracken - drums, vibraphone, marimbas
• Bobby LaKind - congas, bongos, background vocals

Additional personnel

• Nicolette Larson - vocals on "Real Love", "Dedicate This Heart", and "Just In Time"
• Rev. Patrick Henderson - keyboards on "Real Love", "One By One", and "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
• Lee Thornburg - trumpet on "South Bay Strut" and flugelhorn for "Dedicate This Heart"
• Christopher Thompson - background vocals on "No Stoppin' Us Now"
• Ted Templeman - tambourine, cowbell, maracas
• Jerome Jumonville - tenor saxophone
• Joel Peskin - baritone saxophone
• Bill Armstrong - trumpet
• Byron Berline - violin
• Jimmie Haskell - strings

[edit] Production

• Producer: Ted Templeman
• Production assistant: Joan Parker
• Engineers: James Isaacson, Gene Meros
• Mastering: Kent Duncan
• Photography: Norman Seeff
• Design: Jim Welch
• Art Direction: Jim Welch
• Conductor: Bobby LaKind
• Horn arrangements: Jerome Jumonville (for "Keep This Train A-Rollin'")
• String arrangements: Jimmy Haskell (for "Real Love" and "South Bay Strut")

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Black Albums	31
1980	Pop Albums	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
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