Step Closer To You (Instrumental) – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“One Step Closer to You” is a 1986 hit written by the then-budding songwriting/production team of Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, along with singer/musician – and later noted soundtrack songwriter – Jeff Pescetto and former Linx frontman David Grant. The song became the only Top 40 Pop hit for noted R&B/Hip hop singer-songwriter/producer Gavin Christopher, peaking at #22.

The song first appeared (titled simply “One Step Closer”) as an album track on the self-titled debut album from singer Marilyn Martin, released in early 1986. Later in 1986, Christopher released his own version of the song.

Christopher’s version soon cracked the top-ten on the Dance charts and the top 25 on both the Pop (#22) and R&B charts (#25). It was the biggest hit of his career.

The basic rhythm structure, bass-line, and tempo of Christopher’s version bear a striking similarity to that of Michael Jackson’s hit, “The Way You Make Me Feel” from his Bad album, which was released the following year.

SIDE A:
One Step Closer To You (Club Version) 7:40
One Step Closer To You (Acapella Plus) 4:24

SIDE B:
One Step Closer To You (Short Version) 4:26
One Step Closer To You (Instrumental) 5:46

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	One Step Closer To You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#22
1986	One Step Closer To You	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#9
1986	Blue Jean	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Hip/Hop Songs	#25

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Manhattan Records – V-56019
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Downtempo, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer –Gavin Christopher
Keyboards [Additional] – om Mandell*
Producer –Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers
Producer [Additional], Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

NOTES:
From the LP “Obe Step Closer”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi