One Step Closer | ||||
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Released | September 17, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1980 at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood; Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood; United Sound Recorders, Detroit; and A&R Recorders, New York | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:41 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
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Singles from One Step Closer | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B− [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Great Rock Discography | 4/10 [4] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed) [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
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 album is the band's last studio album with Michael McDonald in the lineup until 2014's Southbound , and also the first studio album to feature John McFee as a member of the band.
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 |
The Doobie Brothers
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Chart (1980–81) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report) [8] | 18 |
Canada ( RPM ) [9] | 18 |
New Zealand (RIANZ) [10] | 22 |
UK (Official Charts) [11] | 53 |
US (Billboard 200) [12] | 3 |
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