The Doobie Brothers - One Step Closer
| Genre: | Rock |
| Singer: | The Doobie Brothers |
| Title: | One Step Closer |
| Short-info: | Label:
Warner Bros. Records – HS 3452
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Embossed Cover Country: US Date of released: Oct 1980 Category: Rock Style: Rock & Roll, Classic Rock |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1864 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1820 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC DXD MP3 WMA APE TTA MP2 AA |
- 1864 downloads at 53 mb/s
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- 1820 downloads at 43 mb/s
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Dedicate This HeartBacking Vocals – Nicolette LarsonFlugelhorn – Lee ThornburgWritten-By – Michael McDonald, Paul Anka |
4:07 |
| A2 | Real LoveArranged By [String Arrangement] – Jimmie HaskellBacking Vocals – Nicolette LarsonKeyboards – Patrick HendersonWritten-By – Michael McDonald, Patrick Henderson |
4:18 |
| A3 | No Stoppin' Us NowWritten-By – Michael McDonald, Patrick SimmonsWritten-By, Backing Vocals – Christopher Thompson |
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 Arrangement] – Jerome Jumonville*Keyboards – Patrick HendersonWritten-By – Michael McDonald |
3:29 |
| B3 | Just In TimeBacking Vocals – Nicolette LarsonWritten-By – Patrick Simmons |
2:43 |
| B4 | South Bay Strut (Instrumental)Arranged By [String Arrangement] – 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.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Published By – Tauripin Tunes
- Published By – Paulanne Music, Inc.
- Published By – April Music Inc.
- Published By – Monosteri Music
- Published By – Noodle Tunes
- Published By – Rare Blue Music, Inc.
- Published By – Carlooney Tunes
- Published By – Heavenly Thrust Music
- Published By – Soquel Songs
- Published By – Conga Din Tunes
- Published By – Kick Drum Music
- Recorded At – Sunset Sound Recorders
- Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
- Recorded At – A&R Studios
- Mixed At – Sunset Sound Recorders
- Mastered At – Europadisk
- Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Jim Welch
- Bass – Tiran Porter
- Congas, Bongos, Backing Vocals – Bobby LaKind
- Coordinator [Production Assistant] – Joan Parker
- Coordinator [Production] – Susyn Schops
- Drums, Vibraphone, Marimba – Chet McCracken
- Engineer – Jim Isaacson
- Engineer [2nd] – Gene Meros
- Horns, Baritone Saxophone – Joel Peskin
- Horns, Tenor Saxophone – Cornelius Bumpus, Jerome Jumonville*
- Horns, Trumpet – Bill Armstrong, Lee Thornburg
- Management – Bruce Cohn
- Mastered By – Kent Duncan
- Other [Publicity] – David Gest & Assoc.
- Photography By – Norman Seeff
- Producer, Tambourine, Cowbell, Maracas – Ted Templeman
- Vocals, Drums – Keith Knudsen
- Vocals, Guitar – John McFee, Patrick Simmons
- Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Michael McDonald
- Vocals, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Organ – Cornelius Bumpus
Notes
Printed inner photo and lyric sleeve.Recorded and mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood.
Additional recording at Warner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood; United Sound Recorders, Detroit, Michigan; and A & R Recorders, New York.
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank.
(C) & (P) 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
"Doobie Brothers" is embossed on cover.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23452-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 075992345217
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1): HS-1-3452 E2 EDP[stamped in circle] KENDUN-C KD1
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2): HS-2-3452 E3 THM1 BB LAM KENDUN-D EDP[stamped in circle]
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 [Variant 1]): HS-1-3452-M4
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 [Variant 1]): HS-2-3452-M3
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Etched [Variant 2]): HS-1-3452 E2 KD1 SP 0-2SM2-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Etched [Variant 3]): HS-1-3452 E3 THM / BB M2
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Etched [Variant 2]): HS-2-3452 E3 THM1 BB LAM 0-1SM1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Etched [Variant 3]): HS-2-3452 E3 THM / BB LAM M2
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Stamped [Variant 2+3]): KENDUN-C EDP [logo]
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Stamped [Variant 2+3]): KENDUN-D EDP [logo]
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
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 |











