"One Step CLOSER" is a mellow and sophisticated album released by the Doobie Brothers after Michael McDonald joined the band. It features a sound that steers from rock to soul and memorable ballads.
A:
1)
Dedicate This Heart
2)
Real Love
3)
No Stoppin' Us Now
4)
Thank You Love
B:
1)
One Step Closer
2)
Keep This Train A-Rollin'
3)
Just In Time
4)
South Bay Strut
5)
One By One
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals - Michael McDonald
Guitar, Vocals - Patrick Simmons
Baritone Saxophone - Joel Peskin
Producer - Ted Templeman
Tambourine, Cowbell, Maracas - Ted Templeman
Backing Vocals - Nicolette Larson (A1, A2, B3)
Arranged By [Strings] - Jimmie Haskell (A2, B4)
Keyboards - Patrick Henderson (A2, B2, B5)
Flugelhorn - Lee Thornburg (A1)
Trumpet - Lee Thornburg
Bass - Tiran Porter
Congas, Bongos, Backing Vocals - Bobby LaKind
Drums, Vocals - Keith Knudsen
Arranged By [Horns] - Jerome Jumonville
Tenor Saxophone - Jerome Jumonville
Engineer [2nd] - Gene Meros
Mastered By - KD
Mastered By [Runout] - TIM
Guitar, Vocals - John McFee
Backing Vocals - Christopher Thompson (A3)
Drums, Vibraphone, Marimba - Chet McCracken
Engineer - Jim Isaacson
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Organ, Vocals - Cornelius Bumpus