{{for multi|the Spanish film of 1960|One Step Forward (film)|the writing by Vladimir Lenin|One Step Forward, Two Steps Back}} {{Infobox song | name = One Step Forward | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = The Desert Rose Band | album = The Desert Rose Band | B-side = Glass Hearts | released = October 26, 1987 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Country, country rock | length = 3:22 | label = MCA/Curb | writer = Chris Hillman, Bill Wildes | producer = Paul Worley | prev_title = Love Reunited | prev_year = 1987 | next_title = He's Back and I'm Blue | next_year = 1988 }} "'''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.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=104}}</ref>
The song is featured in the 2004 video game ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''.
==Charts==
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1987–1988) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Desert Rose Band}} |- |align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks |align="center"|2 |}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable" !Chart (1988) !Position |- |align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/80s/1988/RPM-1988-12-24.pdf|title=Top 100 Country Singles of '88|work=RPM|page=15|date=December 24, 1988}}</ref> |align="center"|41 |- |US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 4, 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|67 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{The Desert Rose Band}} Category:1987 singles Category:The Desert Rose Band songs Category:Songs written by Chris Hillman Category:Song recordings produced by Paul Worley Category:MCA Records singles Category:Curb Records singles Category:1987 songs
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