One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album)

One Step Closer
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
Released September 17, 1980
Recorded 1980 at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Warner Brothers 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
The Doobie Brothers chronology

Minute by Minute
(1978)		 One Step Closer
(1980)		 Farewell Tour
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau B-[2]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [3]

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.

Track listing

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

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

Additional personnel

Production

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

References

  1. ↑ One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Doobie Brothers: One Step Closer". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone magazine review