James Otto scores number one hit
Monday, May 5, 2008 – James Otto scored his first number one hit with current single, "Just Got Started Lovin' You," a single he co-wrote with Jim Femino and D. Vincent Williams. The single tops both the R&R and Mediabase country music charts.
"I am still in shock," said Otto. "As a songwriter, this is something you dream about. I spent the last five years making this album and to see the fans requesting the single and radio programmers playing it, is the biggest reward of all. I am so thankful to the fans and country radio for their support because there is no way this single would be number one without them."
"When I hit the top 20 with this single, I came into the Warner Bros. offices with a bottle of champagne. Now that I've hit number one, I'm going to have to think of something else to top the champagne," Otto said.
Otto's "Sunset Man," his second release, dropped April 8, and has been in the top 5. He has 107,975 copies in three weeks.
More news for James Otto
- 06/29/11: Otto streams home concert for Minot victims
- 03/01/11: Otto leaves Warner
- 11/08/10: Otto's "Soldiers & Jesus" coming for free
- 10/22/10: Otto is ready for football Sunday
- 10/04/10: Otto backs AIDS walk
- 09/14/10: Baby, hospital and new music for James Otto
- 09/08/10: James Otto hospitalized
- 08/25/10: Otto becomes a papa
CD reviews for James Otto
The press release for James Otto's new album ends with a telling quote from Otto: "As much as there's all these different fractures of country music these days..." Otto has proven himself popular with the current crop of country music fans, and this CD should prove to be a popular addition. Otto is trying to position himself as the new king of country soul, whatever that may be. The "country soul" sound isn't new - Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap (who sings with ...
James Otto is a member of Muzik Mafia, and his second album reflects the eclectic influences of his troupe. The Washington State native combines country, rock, blues and soul on the 11 songs. He does everything from rockin' tunes about partying, "Ain't Gonna Stop," to the first single, the mid-tempo love song, "Just Got Started Lovin' You." Otto is also in full-party mode with the catchy tongue-in-cheek "Drink and Dial" and the R&B influenced ...
"Days of Our Lives" is not based on the long-running soap opera, but some of the lyrics herein are almost as trite as the long-lost-evil-twin-sibling plotline. There's the requisite nostalgia for the young and restless days of "Misspent Youth," the wrestling with passions on "Miss Temptation" and "Lowdown on the High Life."
"She Knows" is a retread of Garth's "If Tomorrow Never Comes" that is neither bold nor beautiful, and "The Ball" channels another Brooks ballad ("Unanswered Prayers. ...
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