"Just Got Started Lovin' You" | ||||
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Single by James Otto | ||||
from the album Sunset Man | ||||
Released | July 3, 2007 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:54 | |||
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"Just Got Started Lovin' You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist James Otto. It was released in July 2007 as the first single from his album Sunset Man . On the Hot Country Songs chart dated for May 17, 2008, the song has also become Otto's first (and to date, his only) number-one hit. [1] The song was also the number one song on Billboard's year-end 2008 Hot Country Songs chart.
Otto had placed a telephone call to his friend, songwriter Jim Femino, when Femino and D. Vincent Williams were shopping at a grocery store in Nashville, Tennessee. Otto had wanted to write a song with Femino, and Femino suggested bringing Williams (who had never met Otto before) with him. [2]
When they met Otto at Williams' house, Williams stated that he noticed a sex appeal in Otto's material, comparing the singer to Conway Twitty. [2] Williams then came up with a melody that he "thought was cool", and put down the melody on his computer; after Otto heard the tune, he felt that it "suggested a sexy lyric and came from a sexy spot", and eventually came up with the title "Just Got Started Lovin' You". [2] The three then recorded a work tape and played it for singer and producer John Rich (of Big & Rich), who chose it as the first single from Otto's Sunset Man album. [2]
The song is in the key of G major with a tempo of approximately 92 beats per minute and a 4/4 time signature. Its verses follow the chord pattern G-Am7-C-D-G. [3]
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B grade, calling it "a smooth but not sappy romantic ballad." He also said that he isn't "reinventing the wheel, but he sounds comfortable and self-assured." [4]
The music video was directed by Ryan Smith and was filmed on November 26, 2007.
Chart (2007-2008) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 27 |
US Billboard Pop 100 | 65 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] | 71 |
Chart (2008) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 1 |
Canada Country (Billboard) [9] | 7 |
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