The Doobie Brothers – One Step Closer

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – HS 3452
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , SRC Pressing, Embossed Cover
Country:	US
Released:	Oct 1980
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Classic Rock

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 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 – 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 (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
Lacquer Cut By – THM*
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

Specialty Records Corporation pressing based on "E A S T" around spindle hole on side B.

Printed inner photo and lyric sleeve.

Additional recording at Warner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood; United Sound Recorders, Detroit, Michigan; and A & R Recorders, New York.

"Doobie Brothers" is embossed on cover.

Track B4 has no Rights Society listed.

Runouts are etched, except 'KENDUN-C (or D)' & 'EDP' [logo in oval] which are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23452-1
Barcode (Scanned): 075992345217
Pressing Plant ID (around side B spindle hole): E A S T
Rights Society (A1 to A3, B1 to B3, B5): ASCAP
Rights Society (A1, A4, B1): BMI
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): HS-1-3452 E2 KENDUN-C EDP KD1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): HS-2-3452 E3 THM1 BB LAM KENDUN-D EDP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): HS-1-3452 E2 KD1 SP 0-2SM2-1 KENDUN-C EDP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): HS-2-3452 E3 THM1 BB LAM 0-1SM1-1 KENDUN-D EDP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): M2 HS-1-3452 E3 THM/BB EDP KENDUN-C
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): M2 HS-2-3452 E3 THM/BB LAM KENDUN-D EDP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): HS-1-3452 E3 THM / BB M2 KENDUN-C EDP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): HS-2-3452 E3 THM / BB LAM KENDUN-D EDP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): HS-1-3452 E2 KD1 SP 0-2 SM1-2 KENDUN-C EDP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): HS-2-3452 E3 THM / BB LAM M2 KENDUN-D EDP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): HS-1-3452 E2 EDP KENDUN-C KDI I̶I̶I̶M
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): HS-2-3452 E3 THM/ BB LAM KENDUN-D EDP 0-2-SM 1-2 0̶-̶2̶
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): HS-1-3452 E3 THM/BB EDP KENDUN-C
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): HS-2-3452 E3 THM/ BB LAM KENDUN-D EDP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): HS-1-3452 E2 THM/BB EDP KENDUN-C KD1 MW SP 0-2SM2-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): HS-2-3452 E3 THM1 BB LAM KENDUN-D EDP 02SM2-2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	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
New Submission	One Step Closer (LP, Album, Embossed Cover)	Warner Bros. Records	P-10850W	Japan	1980