One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album)
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| 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 | |||
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| 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
Side One
- "Dedicate This Heart" (McDonald, Paul Anka) – 4:07 (vocal: McDonald)
- "Real Love" (McDonald, Henderson) – 4:18 (vocal: McDonald)
- "No Stoppin' Us Now" (Simmons, McDonald, Chris Thompson) – 4:40 (vocal: Simmons)
- "Thank You Love" (Cornelius Bumpus) – 6:22 (vocal: Bumpus)
Side Two
- "One Step Closer" (Knudsen, Carlene Carter, McFee) – 4:10 (vocals: Bumpus, McDonald)
- "Keep This Train A-Rollin" (McDonald) – 3:29 (vocal: McDonald)
- "Just in Time" (Simmons) – 2:43 (vocal: Simmons)
- "South Bay Strut" (McCracken, McFee) – 4:05 (instrumental)
- "One By One" (Bobby LaKind, McDonald) – 3:47 (vocals: Simmons, McDonald)
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
- Chester McCracken - drums, vibraphone, marimbas
Additional personnel
- Bobby LaKind - congas, bongos, background vocals
- 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"
- Chris Thompson - background vocals on "No Stoppin' Us Now"
- Ted Templeman - tambourine, cowbell, maracas
- Jerome Jumonville - tenor saxophone
- Joel Peskin - baritone saxophone
- Bill Armstrong - trumpet
- Jimmie Haskell - string arrangements
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: Jimmie Haskell (for "Real Love" and "South Bay Strut")
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
- ↑ One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album) at AllMusic
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Doobie Brothers: One Step Closer". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ↑ Rolling Stone magazine review
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