One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album)

One Step Closer
Studio album by
the Doobie Brothers
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1980
Recorded1980
StudioSunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood
Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood
United Sound Recorders, Detroit
A&R Recorders, New York
GenreRock
Length37:41
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTed Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Minute by Minute
(1978)		 One Step Closer
(1980)		 Best of The Doobies Volume II
(1981)
Singles from One Step Closer
  1. "Real Love" / "Thank You Love"
    Released: August 21, 1980
  2. "One Step Closer" / "South Bay Strut"
    Released: November 5, 1980
  3. "Keep This Train A-Rollin'" / "Just in Time"
    Released: January 28, 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB−
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Great Rock Discography4/10
Rolling Stone(mixed)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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 No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. This album is the band's last studio album with Michael McDonald in the lineup until 2014's Southbound, and also the first studio album to feature John McFee as a member of the band.

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