One Step Closer (Gavin Christopher album) explained

One Step Closer
Type:Album
Artist:Gavin Christopher
Cover:Gavin Christopher- One Step Closer album cover.png
Released:1986
Recorded:Unique Recording (NYC)
Music Grinder (LA)
Right Track Recording (NYC)
Good Earth Studios (London)[1]
Genre:Soul, R&B, Dance music, Pop, Electronic
Length:43:15
Label:EMI Manhattan Records
Producer:Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, Gavin Christopher (co-producer)
Prev Title:Gavin Christopher
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Gavin
Next Year:1987

One Step Closer is an album by renowned R&B/Hip hop singer-songwriter/keyboardist/record producer Gavin Christopher. Released in 1986, this album contained Christopher's biggest solo hit, with the title track, "One Step Closer to You" reaching number 22 on the pop charts, number 25 on the R&B chart, and number 9 on the Dance chart.[2] The follow-up single, "Back in Your Arms" could not duplicate this success, and the album fell off the charts.

The album also includes Christopher's own version of "Once You Get Started," a tune he had originally written for Rufus and Chaka Khan that became a top-ten Pop, R&B, and Dance hit for the group in the 1970s. Rufus guitarist Tony Maiden, who had shared lead vocals with Chaka Khan on the group's original recording (and had been Christopher's bandmate in the pre-Rufus group, High Voltage), provides backing vocals in addition to guitar on Christopher's version.

One Step Closer remains Gavin Christopher's most successful solo album to date, having peaked at number 74 on the Billboard 200 and number 36 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on August 9, 1986.[3]

The album is also notable for being the first successful project for the then-fledgling production team of Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers.

Track listing

  1. "One Step Closer to You" (Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Jeff Pescetto, David Grant)[4] (5:10)
  2. "Are We Running From Love" (Gavin Christopher, Paul Pesco) (4:46)
  3. "In the Heat of Passion" (Rogers, Sturken) (5:07)
  4. "Back in Your Arms" (Rogers, Sturken, Christopher) (5:36)
  5. "Once You Get Started" (Christopher) (4:18)
  6. "Love is Knocking at Your Door" (Rogers, Sturken, Nick Mundy,[4] Christopher) (5:09)
  7. "Sparks Turn Into Fire" (Rogers, Sturken) (4:30)
  8. "Could This Be the Night" (Christopher) (4:29)
  9. "That's the Kind of Guy I Am" (Christopher, Pesco) (4:10)

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Personnel

Additional track-by-track personnel

"One Step Closer to You"

"Are We Running From Love"

"In the Heat of Passion"

"Back in Your Arms"

"Once You Get Started"

"Love is Knocking at Your Door"

"Sparks Turn Into Fire"

"Could This Be the Night"

"That's the Kind of Guy I Am"

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Notes and References

  1. Gavin Christopher- One Step Closer vinyl album liner notes. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  2. Gavin Christopher- Chart History @Billboard.com (click on pull-down menu to access placements on various charts)
  3. Gavin Christopher- One Step Closer chart placement on album charts @Billboard.com
  4. http://www.discogs.com/Gavin-Christopher-One-Step-Closer/release/2126827 Gavin Christopher- One Step Closer @Discogs.com

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