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One Step Closer is the ninth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1980. The album included the hit "Real Love", which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[edit] Track listing
- "Dedicate This Heart" (McDonald, Paul Anka) – 4:07
- "Real Love" (McDonald, Henderson) – 4:18
- "No Stoppin' Us Now" (Simmons, McDonald, Christopher Thompson) – 4:40
- "Thank You Love" (Cornelius Bumpus) – 6:22
- "One Step Closer" (Knudsen, Carlene Carter, McFee) – 4:10
- "Keep This Train A-Rollin" (McDonald) – 3:29
- "Just in Time" (Simmons) – 2:43
- "South Bay Strut" (McCracken, McFee) – 4:05
- "One By One" (Bobby LaKind, McDonald) – 3:47
[edit] Personnel
The Doobie Brothers
Additional personnel
[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 |
[edit] References
