The Doobie Brothers – One Step Closer

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – HS 3452
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , Embossed Cover, Winchester Pressing
Country:	US
Released:
Genre:	Pop
Style:	AOR

Tracklist

A1	Dedicate This Heart Backing Vocals – Nicolette Larson Flugelhorn – Lee Thornburg Written-By – Paul Anka	4:07
A2	Real Love Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Jimmie Haskell Backing Vocals – Nicolette Larson Keyboards – Patrick Henderson Written-By – Patrick Henderson	4:18
A3	No Stoppin' Us Now Written-By – Patrick Simmons Written-By, Backing Vocals – Christopher Thompson*	4:40
A4	Thank You Love Written-By – Cornelius Bumpus	6:22
B1	One Step Closer Written-By – Keith Knudsen	4:10
B2	Keep This Train A-Rollin' Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Jerome Jumonville* Keyboards – Patrick Henderson Written-By – Michael McDonald	3:29
B3	Just In Time Backing Vocals – Nicolette Larson Written-By – Patrick Simmons	2:43
B4	South Bay Strut (Instrumental) Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Jimmie Haskell Trumpet – Lee Thornburg Written-By – John McFee	4:05
B5	One By One Keyboards – Patrick Henderson Written-By – Michael McDonald	3:47

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Recorded At – Sunset Sound Recorders
Mixed At – Sunset Sound Recorders
Mastered At – Kendun Recorders

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Jim Welch (4)
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 – Jerome Jumonville*
Horns, Trumpet – Lee Thornburg
Management – Bruce Cohn
Mastered By – Kent Duncan
Photography By – Norman Seeff
Producer, Tambourine, Cowbell, Maracas – Ted Templeman
Public Relations [Publicity] – David Gest & Assoc.
Vocals, Drums – Keith Knudsen
Vocals, Guitar – Patrick Simmons
Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Michael McDonald
Vocals, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Organ – Cornelius Bumpus

Notes

"Doobie Brothers" is embossed on cover.

"---◁" in runouts denotes a Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing.
Solid printed inner sleeve.with lyrics and photo.

[Runouts]
Etched data, KENDUN is stamped

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.
℗&© 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23452-1
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Runout area side A variant 1): HS-1-3452 WW1 # 2 KD / Thin ---◁ KENDUN-C
Matrix / Runout (Runout area side B variant 1): HS-2-3452 WW2 # 2 KD / Thin KENDUN-D ---◁
Matrix / Runout (Runout area side A variant 2): HS-1-3452 WW1 # 5 KD / Thin ---◁ KENDUN-C
Matrix / Runout (Runout area side B variant 2): HS-2-3452 WW2 # 5 KD / Thin KENDUN-D ---◁

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	One Step Closer (LP, Album, SRC Pressing, Embossed Cover)	Warner Bros. Records	HS 3452	US	1980
	One Step Closer (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	XHS 3452	Canada	1980
Recently Edited	One Step Closer (LP, Album, Stereo)	Warner Bros. Records	K56824, HS 3452, K 56824	UK	1980
Recently Edited	One Step Closer (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	HS 3452	Australia	1980
New Submission	One Step Closer (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	W 56824	Italy	1980