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1980 studio album by the Doobie Brothers
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.
Track listing
Personnel
The Doobie Brothers
Patrick Simmons –
guitars ,
lead and backing vocals
John McFee – guitars, backing vocals
Michael McDonald –
keyboards ,
synthesizers , lead and backing vocals
Cornelius Bumpus –
tenor saxophone ,
soprano saxophone ,
organ , lead and backing vocals
Tiran Porter –
bass
Keith Knudsen –
drums , backing vocals
Chet McCracken – drums,
vibraphone ,
marimbas
Additional personnel
Bobby LaKind –
congas ,
bongos , backing vocals
Nicolette Larson – backing vocals on "Real Love", "Dedicate This Heart", and "Just In Time"
Patrick Henderson – keyboards on "Real Love", "One By One", and "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
Lee Thornburg –
trumpet on "South Bay Strut" and "Keep This Train A-Rollin'",
flugelhorn for "Dedicate This Heart"
Chris Thompson – backing vocals on "No Stoppin' Us Now"
Ted Templeman –
tambourine ,
cowbell ,
maracas , backing vocals on "One Step Closer"
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Jerome Jumonville – tenor saxophone, horn arrangements on "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
Joel Peskin –
baritone saxophone on "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
Bill Armstrong – trumpet on "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements on "Real Love" and "South Bay Strut"
Production
Producer – Ted Templeman
Production Assistant – Joan Parker
Production Coordination – Susyn Schope
Engineer – James Isaacson
Second Engineer – Gene Meros
Mastering – Kent Duncan and Tim Dennan at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, CA).
Photography –
Norman Seeff
Art Direction and Design – Jim Welch
Charts
References
^ Bruce Eder.
"One Step Closer - The Doobie Brothers" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2018-08-25 .
^ Christgau, Robert.
"The Doobie Brothers: One Step Closer" . Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012 .
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Larkin, Colin (2007).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.).
Omnibus Press .
ISBN
978-0857125958 .
^
Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography .
The National Academies .
ISBN
1-84195-312-1 .
^ Don Shewey (1980-11-13).
"The Doobie Brothers: One Step Closer" . Rolling Stone. Archived from
the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2018-08-25 .
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004).
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.).
Simon & Schuster . pp.
253 .
ISBN
0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Templeman, Ted; Renoff, Greg (2020). Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music . ECW Press. p. 311.
ISBN
978-1770414839 .
^
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6 .
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"RPM Search Engine" (PHP) .
Library and Archives Canada . March 31, 2004.
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"The Doobie Brothers" (ASP) .
New Zealand Charts . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2011 .
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"Artist Chart History: Doobie Brothers" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 1, 2021 .
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"The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 1, 2021 .
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