Performer: 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. The album included the hit "Real Love", which reached on the Billboard Hot 100; this also marks the last studio album with Michael McDonald in the lineup. Patrick Simmons – guitars, vocals. John McFee – guitars, vocals. Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone, flute, vocals.
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 on the Billboard Hot 100. Contents. 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).
Band Name The Doobie Brothers. Album Name One Step Closer. 版公司 Warner Music Group. 6. Keep This Train A-rollin'.
This album shows the difference between highly competent musicianship and true inspiration, and what each can deliver. The group's weakest album to date, One Step Closer is only a failure in relative terms. At the outset of the group's shift toward a more soulful sound, it might have gotten by in much the same way that, say, the Bee Gees' Mr. Natural failed commercially but was given a "pass" by critics, their record label, and, perhaps most importantly, the band itself. The album included the hit "Real Love", which reached on the Billboard Hot 100, this also marks the last studio album with Michael McDonald in the line up. Track listing. Pictures, videos, biodata, and files relating to One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album) are also acceptable encyclopedic sources.
The doobie brothers-one step closer 1980 warner bros. Doobie brothers "One step closer" vinyl lp record/album. Doobie Brothers One Step Closer Vinyl LP VG+ 1980. The Doobie Brothers, Vinyl LP Warner Bros. This album shows the difference between highly competent musicianship and true inspiration, and what each can deliver. The group's weakest album to date, One Step Closer is only a failure in relative terms
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Dedicate This HeartBacking Vocals – Nicolette LarsonFlugelhorn – Lee ThornburgWritten-By – Michael McDonald, Paul Anka |
4:07 |
| A2 | Real LoveArranged By [Strings] – Jimmie HaskellBacking Vocals – Nicolette LarsonKeyboards – Patrick HendersonWritten-By – Michael McDonald, Patrick Henderson |
4:18 |
| A3 | No Stopping Us NowBacking Vocals – Christopher ThompsonWritten-By – Christopher Thompson, Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons |
4:40 |
| A4 | Thank You LoveWritten-By – Cornelius Bumpus |
6:22 |
| B1 | One Step CloserWritten-By – Carlene Carter, John McFee, Keith Knudsen |
4:10 |
| B2 | Keep This Train A-Rollin'Arranged By [Horn], Saxophone [Tenor] – Jerome Jumonville*Keyboards – Patrick HendersonSaxophone [Baritone] – Joel PeskinTrumpet – Bill Armstrong , Lee ThornburgWritten-By – Michael McDonald |
3:29 |
| B3 | Just In TimeBacking Vocals – Nicolette LarsonWritten-By – Patrick Simmons |
2:43 |
| B4 | South Bay StrutArranged By [Strings] – Jimmie HaskellTrumpet – Lee ThornburgWritten-By – Chet McCracken, John McFee |
4:05 |
| B5 | One By OneKeyboards – Patrick HendersonWritten-By – Bobby LaKind, Michael McDonald |
3:47 |
Companies, etc.
- Made By – G.P.I. S.A.
Credits
- Bass – Tiran Porter
- Congas, Bongos, Backing Vocals – Bobby LaKind
- Drums, Vibraphone, Marimba – Chet McCracken
- Drums, Vocals – Keith Knudsen
- Engineer – Jim Isaacson
- Engineer [2nd] – Gene Meros
- Guitar, Vocals – John McFee, Patrick Simmons
- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – Michael McDonald
- Mastered By – Kent Duncan
- Other [Art Direction & Design] – Jim Welch
- Other [Management] – Bruce Cohn
- Other [Production Assistant] – Joan Parker
- Other [Production Coordinator] – Susyn Schops
- Photography – Norman Seef
- Producer – Ted Templeman
- Saxophone [Tenor], Saxophone [Soprano], Organ, Vocals – Cornelius Bumpus
- Tambourine, Cowbell, Maracas – Ted Templeman
Notes
Made in Greece by G.P.I. sawhite label test pressing lp
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side): WARN 56824 A M.T 410 W182
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side): WARN 56824 B M.T 410 W182
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 3452 | The Doobie Brothers | One Step Closer (LP, Album, Jac) | Warner Bros. Records | HS 3452 | US | 1980 |
| W5 3452 | The Doobie Brothers | One Step Closer (Cass, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | W5 3452 | US | 1980 |
| WPCR-13661 | The Doobie Brothers | One Step Closer (CD, Album, RE, RM, SHM) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Music | WPCR-13661 | Japan | 2009 |
| HS 3452 | The Doobie Brothers | One Step Closer (LP, Album, RE, Emb) | Warner Bros. Records | HS 3452 | US | Unknown |
| W5 3452 | The Doobie Brothers | One Step Closer (Cass) | Warner Bros. Records | W5 3452 | Italy | 1980 |
