Just Got Started Lovin' You
{{Infobox song
| name = Just Got Started Lovin' You
| cover = JustGotStartedLovinYou.PNG
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = James Otto
| album = Sunset Man
| released = July 3, 2007
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:54
| label = {{hlist|Raybaw|Warner Bros. Nashville}}
| writer = {{hlist|James Otto|Jim Femino|D. Vincent Williams}}
| producer = {{hlist|John Rich|James Otto}}
| prev_title = Sunday Morning and Saturday Night
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = For You
| next_year = 2008
}}
"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.{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1587240/at-last-james-otto-scores-no-1-song.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514125623/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1587240/at-last-james-otto-scores-no-1-song.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 14, 2008 |title=At Last, James Otto Scores No. 1 Song |accessdate=2008-05-14 |last= Morris |first=Edward |date=2008-05-10 |work=CMT.com}} The song was also the number one song on Billboard's year-end 2008 Hot Country Songs chart.
Background and writing
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.{{cite journal |last=Horner |first=Alanna |date=2008-06-16 |title=Story Behind the Song: A Conway Kind of Hit |journal=Country Weekly |volume=15 |issue=12 |pages=18}}
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. 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". 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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0065646&|title='Just Got Started Lovin' You' sheet music|work=MusicNotes.com|accessdate=27 July 2013}}
Critical reception
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."[http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/01/21/review-james-otto-just-got-started-lovin-you/ Just Got Started Lovin' You review by Kevin John Coyne]
Music video
The music video was directed by Ryan Smith and was filmed on November 26, 2007.
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2007-2008) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=James Otto|artistid=485198}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|27|artist=James Otto|artistid=485198}} |
| US Billboard Pop 100
|align="center"| 65 |
| {{singlechart|Canada|71|artist=James Otto|artistid=485198}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2008)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2008: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2008| accessdate=December 13, 2009}}
| align="center" | 1 |
| Canada Country (Billboard){{cite magazine|date=December 12, 2008|title=Top Canada Country Songs|magazine=R&R|page=62}}
| align="center" | 7 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080116120746/http://www.cmt.com/videos/james-otto/202038/just-got-started-lovin-you.jhtml Music video at CMT.com]
{{James Otto}}
{{Billboard Year-End Hot Country Singles number one single of the year}}
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Category:Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles of the year
Category:Songs written by James Otto
Category:Songs written by D. Vincent Williams