One Step Closer (Sylvia album)

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One Step Closer
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Studio album by
Released1985
Genre Country
Length36:06
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Brent Maher
Sylvia chronology
Surprise
(1984)
One Step Closer
(1985)
Greatest Hits
(1987)
Singles from One Step Closer
  1. "Fallin' in Love"
    Released: January 1985
  2. "Cry Just a Little Bit"
    Released: June 29, 1985
  3. "I Love You by Heart"
    Released: November 16, 1985

One Step Closer is the fifth album by country music singer Sylvia.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Fallin' in Love" (Randy Goodrum, Brent Maher) – 2:55
  2. "One Step Closer" (Craig Bickhardt, Maher) – 3:18
  3. "Breakin' It" (Mark Germino) – 3:49
  4. "Cry Just a Little Bit" (Bob Heatlie) – 2:56
  5. "I Can't Help the Way That I Don't Feel" (Chris Waters, Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro) – 4:50
  6. "Read All About It" (Kent Robbins, Todd Cerney) – 3:29
  7. "Only the Shadows Know" (Robbins, David Gibson) – 3:59
  8. "I Love You by Heart" (Duet with Michael Johnson) (Jerry Gillespie, Stan Webb) – 3:15
  9. "True Blue" (Holly Dunn, Madeline Stone) – 3:01
  10. "Eyes Like Mine" (Gary Burr) – 3:49

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums19

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