"One Step Closer to You"
Single by Gavin Christopher
from the album One Step Closer
Released1986
GenreR&B, soul, gospel, dance
Length5:06 (album version)
4:27 (single version)
LabelEMI Manhattan
Songwriter(s)Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Jeff Pescetto, David Grant[1]
Producer(s)Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, Gavin Christopher
Gavin Christopher singles chronology
"One Step Closer to You"
(1986)		 "Back in Your Arms"
(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.

Background

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.[2] Later in 1986, Christopher released his own version of the song.

Gavin Christopher recording

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).[3] 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.

References

  1. ↑ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ Gavin Christopher- Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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