The Doobie Brothers "One Step Closer" (1980) -Westcoast Rock-

  

 Label : Warner Bros. Records

 1

01 - Dedicate This Heart (Michael McDonald & Paul Anka)
02 - Real Love (Michael McDonald & Patrick Henderson)
03 - No Stoppin' Us Now (Patrick Simmons, Michael McDonald & Christopher Thompson)
04 - Thank You Love (Cornelius Bumpus)

2

01 - One Step Closer (Keith Knudsen, John McFee & Carlene Carter)
02 - Keep This Train A Rollin' (Michael McDonald)
03 - Just In Time (Patrick Simmons)
04 - South Bay Strut (Chet McCracken & John McFee)
05 - One By One (Bobby LaKind & Michael McDonald)


Patrick Simmons : Guitars, Vocals
Michael McDonald : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocals
John McFee : Guitars, Vocals
Keith Knudsen : Drums, Vocals
Chet McCracken : Drums, Vibraphone, Marimba
Cornelius Bumpus : Tenor & Soprano Saxophones, Organ, Vocals

Special Thanks

Bobby LaKind : Congas, Bongos, Background vocals
Nicolette Larson : Background vocals for "Real Love", "Dedicate This Heart" & "Just In Time"
Patrick Henderson : Keyboards for "Real Love", "One By One" & "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet for "South Bay Strut" & Flugelhorn for "Dedicate This Heart"
Jimmie Haskell : String Arrangements for "Real Love" & "South Bay Strut"
Christopher Thompson : Background vocals for "No Stoppin' Us Now"
Jerome Jumonville : Horn Arrangements for "Keep This Train A Rollin'"

Horn Section includes :
Jerome Jumonville & Cornelius Bumpus : Tenor Saxophone
Joel Peskin : Baritone Saxophone
Lee Thornburg & Bill Armstrong : Trumpet

Ted Templeman : Tambourine, Cowbell & Maracas

Produced by Ted Templeman
Engineered by Jim Isaacson
2nd Engineer : Gene Meros
Mastered by Kent Duncan

Production Coordinator : Susyn Schops

Production Assistant : Joan Parker
Recorded & Mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood
Additional Recording at Warner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood ; United Sound Recorders, Detroit, Michigan & A&R Recorders, New York
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank