Alone with You (Jake Owen song) explained

Alone with You
Cover:AlonewithYou.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Jake Owen
Album:Barefoot Blue Jean Night
Recorded:2011
Genre:Country
Label:RCA Nashville
Prev Title:Barefoot Blue Jean Night
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:The One That Got Away
Next Year:2012

"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.

Content

The 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.[1]

Critical reception

Billy 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."[2] 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. "[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in December 2011.[4] It stars Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton as his love interest.

Chart performance

"Alone With You" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 15, 2011.[5] 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.

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Alone with You' sheet music. MusicNotes.com. 14 May 2012 . 26 September 2012.
  2. News: Dukes. Billy. Jake Owen, 'Alone With You' – Song Review. December 22, 2011. Taste of Country. September 26, 2011.
  3. Web site: "Alone with You" review. Peacock. Bobby. 14 October 2011. Roughstock. 7 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111221035206/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/single-review-jake-owen-alone-with-you. 2011-12-21. dead.
  4. Web site: CMT : Videos : Jake Owen : Alone With You. https://web.archive.org/web/20111204195458/http://www.cmt.com/videos/jake-owen/716127/alone-with-you.jhtml. dead. December 4, 2011. Country Music Television. December 22, 2011.
  5. News: Morris. Edward. Toby Keith Scores Top Song While Lady Antebellum Keep No. 1 Album Perch. https://web.archive.org/web/20111011133518/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1672177/toby-keith-scores-top-song-while-lady-antebellum-keep-no-1-album-perch.jhtml. dead. October 11, 2011. December 22, 2011. Country Music Television. October 8, 2011.
  6. Best of 2012: Country Songs . . . 2012 . December 14, 2012.