"One Step Forward" is a song written by Chris Hillman and Bill Wildes, and recorded by American country music group The Desert Rose Band. It was released in October 1987, as the third single from the album The Desert Rose Band. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, behind "Tennessee Flat Top Box" by Rosanne Cash.[1]

"One Step Forward"
Single by The Desert Rose Band
from the album The Desert Rose Band
B-side"Glass Hearts"
ReleasedOctober 26, 1987
GenreCountry, country rock
Length3:22
LabelMCA/Curb
Songwriter(s)Chris Hillman, Bill Wildes
Producer(s)Paul Worley
The Desert Rose Band singles chronology
"Love Reunited"
(1987)
"One Step Forward"
(1987)
"He's Back and I'm Blue"
(1988)

The song is featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1988) Position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] 41
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 67

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.
  2. ^ "Desert Rose Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2021.