Sunset Man
| Sunset Man | ||||
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| Studio album by James Otto | ||||
| Released | April 8, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 42:58 | |||
| Label | Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer |
Jay DeMarcus James Otto John Rich | |||
| James Otto chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Sunset Man | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Engine 145 | [2] |
| Country Weekly | [3] |
| Country Standard Time | favorable[4] |
Sunset Man is the second studio album from American country music singer James Otto, released April 8, 2008 on Warner Bros. Records. Otto co-produced the album with his brother-in-law, Jay DeMarcus (of Rascal Flatts), and John Rich (of Big & Rich). The lead-off single, "Just Got Started Lovin' You", reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in May 2008. Following it were "For You" and "These Are the Good Ole Days", both of which peaked in the mid-30s. As of May 2010, the album has sold 389,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5]
Content
The first single release from Sunset Man was "Just Got Started Lovin' You". Otto's first single release since "Sunday Morning and Saturday Night" on Mercury Nashville in 2004, "Just Got Started Lovin' You" reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts in early 2008. The song was also the Number One country hit of 2008 according to Billboard Year-End. "Ain't Gonna Stop", co-written by Big Kenny and John Rich of Big & Rich, and Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe, was originally slated as the second single. However, it was withdrawn and replaced with "For You", which spent two non-consecutive weeks at number 39 on the country charts before falling out of the Top 40. After it came "These Are the Good Ole Days", which Otto co-wrote with fellow MuzikMafia member and former MCA Nashville artist Shannon Lawson. This song reached number 36 in February 2009. Otto produced the album along with John Rich and Jay DeMarcus, who is bass guitarist in the band Rascal Flatts and Otto's brother-in-law.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ain't Gonna Stop" | James Otto, Big Kenny, John Rich, Nikki Sixx | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Just Got Started Lovin' You" | Jim Femino, Otto, D. Vincent Williams | 3:54 |
| 3. | "For You" | Jim Brown, Liz Hengber | 3:24 |
| 4. | "These Are the Good Ole Days" | Shannon Lawson, Otto | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Where Angels Hang Around" | Monty Criswell, Otto | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Sunset Man" | Lawson, Otto, Rich | 3:31 |
| 7. | "You Don't Act Like My Woman" | Jay DeMarcus, Otto, Monty Powell, Roger Riley | 4:13 |
| 8. | "When a Woman's Not Watching" | Otto, Larry Shell, Kim Williams | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Drink & Dial" | Vicky McGehee, Otto, Rich | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Damn Right" | Otto, Powell | 4:22 |
| 11. | "The Man That I Am" | Cory Mayo, Craig Wiseman | 3:58 |
Personnel
- Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Jay DeMarcus – bass guitar
- Tommy Harden – drums, tambourine
- Tony Harrell – keyboard, Hammond organ
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Mike Johnson – steel guitar
- Charles Judge – strings, string arrangements, programming
- Troy Lancaster – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Shannon Lawson – background vocals
- Hillary Lindsey – background vocals
- Johnny Neel – piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
- James Otto – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Russ Pahl – electric guitar
- John Rich – background vocals
- Michael Rojas – piano, Hammond organ
- Jimmy Taylor – harmonica
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Craig Young – bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, mandolin
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Pop |
CAN | ||
| 2007 | "Just Got Started Lovin' You" | 1 | 27 | 65 | 71 |
| 2008 | "For You" | 39 | — | — | — |
| "These Are the Good Old Days" | 36 | — | — | — | |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sunset Man review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Vercher, Brady. "Album Review: James Otto – Sunset Man". Engine 145. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Sunset Man". Country Weekly. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Sudhalter, Michael. "James Otto - Sunset Man". Country Standard Time. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Harding, Cortney (2010-05-25). "James Otto: Summer Album Preview 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-09-09.