One Step Closer to You

"One Step Closer to You" is a 1986 hit by noted R&B/Hip-hop singer-songwriter/producer Gavin Christopher.

"One Step Closer to You"
Single by Gavin Christopher
from the album One Step Closer
Released	1986
Genre	R&B, soul, gospel, dance
Length	5:06 (album version) 4:27 (single version)
Label	EMI Manhattan Records
Songwriter(s)	Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Jeff Pescetto, David Grant
Producer(s)	Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, Gavin Christopher
Gavin Christopher singles chronology
"One Step Closer to You" (1986) "Back in Your Arms" (1986)

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 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.

Christopher's version was released as a single later in the year, soon cracking the top-ten on the Dance charts and the top 25 on both the Pop and R&B charts.[1] 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. Gavin Christopher- Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.