One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album)
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 also marks the last studio album with Michael McDonald in the lineup.Track listing
Personnel
The Doobie Brothers
- Patrick Simmons – guitars, vocals
- John McFee – guitars, vocals
- Michael McDonald – keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
- Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, organ, vocals
- Tiran Porter – bass
- Keith Knudsen – drums, vocals
- Chet McCracken – drums, vibraphone, marimbas
Additional personnel
- Bobby LaKind – congas, bongos, background vocals
- Nicolette Larson – background 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 – background vocals on "No Stoppin' Us Now"
- Ted Templeman – tambourine, cowbell, maracas
- 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.
- Photography – Norman Seeff
- Art Direction and Design – Jim Welch
- Management – Bruce Cohn
Charts
Album
Singles
