One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album)

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One Step Closer
The Doobie Brothers - One Step Closer.jpg
Studio album by
the Doobie Brothers
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1980
Recorded1980 at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood; Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood; United Sound Recorders, Detroit; and A&R Recorders, New York
Genre Rock
Length37:41
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Minute by Minute
(1978)		One Step Closer
(1980)		 Best of The Doobies Volume II
(1981)
Singles from One Step Closer
  1. "Real Love" / "Thank You Love"
    Released: August 21, 1980
  2. "One Step Closer" / "South Bay Strut"
    Released: November 5, 1980
  3. "Keep This Train A-Rollin'" / "Just in Time"
    Released: January 28, 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau B− [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Great Rock Discography 4/10 [4]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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 No. 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.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Dedicate This Heart" Michael McDonald, Paul Anka McDonald4:07
2."Real Love"McDonald, Patrick Henderson McDonald4:18
3."No Stoppin' Us Now" Patrick Simmons, McDonald, Chris Thompson Simmons4:40
4."Thank You Love" Cornelius Bumpus Bumpus6:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
5."One Step Closer" Keith Knudsen, Carlene Carter, John McFee Bumpus, McDonald4:10
6."Keep This Train A-Rollin"McDonaldMcDonald3:29
7."Just in Time"SimmonsSimmons2:43
8."South Bay Strut" Chet McCracken, McFeeinstrumental4:05
9."One by One" Bobby LaKind, McDonaldSimmons, McDonald3:47

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1980–81)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [8] 18
Canada ( RPM ) [9] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 42
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [12] 32
UK (Official Charts) [13] 53
US (Billboard 200) [14] 3

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