Brain Game: Smashing!

By changing one letter at a time to form new words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert the word GLASS into the word BRICK in seven (or fewer) steps. Good luck!

G L A S S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _B R I C K

Here is one 7-step SOLUTION.

A SEVEN-STEP SOLUTION:

GLASS > CLASS > CLANS > CLANK > BLANK > BLINK > BRINK > BRICK

Did you come up with a different series of words? Or solve the puzzle in fewer than seven steps? Please share your answer in the comments. Thanks!