One Step Closer to You

"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.

"One Step Closer to You"
Single by Gavin Christopher
from the album One Step Closer
Released	1986
Genre	Dance-pop[1]
Length	5:06 (album version) 4:27 (single version)
Label	EMI Manhattan
Songwriter(s)	Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Jeff Pescetto, David Grant[2]
Producer(s)	Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, Gavin Christopher
Gavin Christopher singles chronology
"One Step Closer to You" (1986) "Back in Your Arms" (1986)

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.^[3] 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).^[4] 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.