"Alone with You" is a song written by Shane McAnally, Catt Gravitt and J. T. Harding, and recorded by American country music artist Jake Owen. It is the eighth single of his career, and was released in October 2011 as the second single from his album Barefoot Blue Jean Night. It achieved commercial success, becoming Owen's second number one single.
| "Alone with You" | ||||
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| Single by Jake Owen | ||||
| from the album Barefoot Blue Jean Night | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
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| Jake Owen singles chronology | ||||
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Content
editThe song is in the key of G major with a moderate tempo, a vocal range of B3-C5 and a main chord pattern of GM7-Em7-C.[2]
Critical reception
editBilly Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, saying that "with somewhat thin lyrical content, the song needs that genuine delivery to push it to colossal levels of greatness," adding that although "Owen doesn't own this as he has his more successful hits," he is "talented enough that his good is another singer's great."[3] Giving it four stars out of five, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock praised the "straightforward but effective lines" and said that it was "overall a very different sound for the usually upbeat Owen, and he pulls it off. "[4]
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in December 2011.[5] It stars Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton as his love interest.
Chart performance
edit"Alone With You" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 15, 2011.[6] It also debuted at number 90 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of December 24, 2011. It has since become a number 1 hit.
| Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 41 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 69 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 14 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Barefoot Blue Jean Night". Discogs. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "'Alone with You' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (September 26, 2011). "Jake Owen, 'Alone With You' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ^ Peacock, Bobby (14 October 2011). ""Alone with You" review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Jake Owen : Alone With You". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ^ Morris, Edward (October 8, 2011). "Toby Keith Scores Top Song While Lady Antebellum Keep No. 1 Album Perch". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "American single certifications – Jake Owen – Alone with You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 9, 2013.