One Step Closer

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A1	Dedicate This Heart Backing Vocals – Nicolette LarsonFlugelhorn – Lee ThornburgWritten-By – Michael McDonald, Paul Anka	4:07
A2	Real Love Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Jimmie HaskellBacking Vocals – Nicolette LarsonKeyboards – Patrick HendersonWritten-By – Michael McDonald, Patrick Henderson	4:18
A3	No Stoppin' Us Now Written-By – Michael McDonald, Patrick SimmonsWritten-By, Backing Vocals – Christopher Thompson	4:40
A4	Thank You Love Written-By – Cornelius Bumpus	6:22
B1	One Step Closer Written-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 Time Backing 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 One Keyboards – 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 – RCA Music Service
• Recorded At – Sunset Sound Recorders
• Mixed At – Sunset Sound Recorders
• Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
• Recorded At – A&R Studios
• 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: 0 7599-23452-1
• Matrix / Runout: Side 1: ^2 / R132287-A 1
• Matrix / Runout: Side 2: R132287-B 1 / ^2
• Label Code: Side 1: R132287 A HS 3452
• Label Code: Side 2: R132287 B HS 3452

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
WPCR-17687	The Doobie Brothers	One Step Closer ‎(SACD, Hybrid, Album, RE, RM)	Warner Bros. Records	WPCR-17687	Japan	2017
W5 3452	The Doobie Brothers	One Step Closer ‎(Cass)	Warner Bros. Records	W5 3452	Italy	1980