James Otto
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James Allen Otto (born July 29, 1973) is an American
In late 2007, he signed to
Personal life
James Otto was born on July 29, 1973, on the
He traveled throughout the country for most of his childhood, but his family finally settled in the small town of Benton City, Washington. After graduating from Kiona-Benton High School, Otto joined the United States Navy, where he served for two years.[1] In 1998, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and began attending songwriters' nights there; three years later, he joined the MuzikMafia, a group of country music songwriters which includes Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson.
Otto married Amy Alderson in October 2005. Amy gave birth to their first child, Ava Katherine on August 24, 2010.[2]
Musical career
Days of Our Lives
In 2002, Otto met Scott Parker of
Sunset Man and Shake What God Gave Ya
By mid-2007, Otto signed to
In mid-2008, Otto was commissioned to perform a new theme song for the
Otto released a new single, "Since You Brought It Up", in April 2009. It peaked at number 37, and did not appear on a studio album. The song was followed by "Groovy Little Summer Song" in early 2010. It reached the Top 30 and served as the lead-off single from Otto's third album, Shake What God Gave Ya, which was produced by Paul Worley and was released on September 14, 2010. The album's second single, "Soldiers & Jesus," was released to country radio on September 7, 2010, and reached a peak of number 34. In March 2011, Otto announced on his Twitter that he had exited Warner Bros. Records.[7]
Otto also performed backing vocals on the original album cut of the song "Chicken & Biscuits", performed by country rap artist Colt Ford on his 2010 album of the same name. The single version, however, features Rhean Boyer of Carolina Rain in place of Otto singing on backup. Otto also co-wrote Zac Brown Band's 2012 single "No Hurry".
New record label signing
James Otto self-released a new single, "Somewhere Tonight," in late 2014 via his own Ottopilot Records. In June 2015, Otto signed with Blaster Records, and "Somewhere Tonight" was released to country radio on July 13, 2015, as his first single with the record label. [8]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Country [9] |
US [10] | ||
Days of Our Lives |
|
61 | — |
Sunset Man |
|
2 | 3 |
Shake What God Gave Ya |
|
10 | 63 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | sales threshold )
|
Album | |||
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US Country [11] |
US Country Airplay [12] |
US [13] |
CAN [14] | ||||
2002 | "The Ball" | 45 | — | — | — | Days of Our Lives | |
2003 | "Days of Our Lives" | 33 | — | — | — | ||
2004 | "Sunday Morning and Saturday Night" | 58 | — | — | — | ||
2007 | "Just Got Started Lovin' You" | 1 | — | 27 | 71 | Sunset Man | |
2008 | "For You" | 39 | — | — | — | ||
"These Are the Good Ole Days" | 36 | — | — | — | |||
2009 | "Since You Brought It Up" | 37 | — | — | — | — | |
2010 | "Groovy Little Summer Song" | 26 | — | — | — | Shake What God Gave Ya | |
"Soldiers & Jesus" | 34 | — | — | — | |||
2015 | "Somewhere Tonight" | — | 57 | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2008 | "Just Got Started Lovin' You" | Ryan Smith |
"For You" | Kristin Barlowe/Jack Roberts | |
2009 | "These Are the Good Ole Days" | Ryan Smith |
2010 | "Groovy Little Summer Song" | David McClister |
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
- ^ "James Otto Welcomes Daughter Ava Katherine – Moms & Babies – Moms & Babies - People.com". Celebritybabies.people.com. August 2, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "Despite his ballads, James Otto wants to rock". CMT.com. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
- ^ "James Otto: Putting the Pieces Together". Country Weekly (web exclusive). March 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
- ^ Morris, Edward (May 1, 2008). "At Last, James Otto Scores No. 1 Song". CMT.com. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- ^ Miller, Doug (May 2, 2008). "A new voice for the Braves". Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
- ^ Wyland, Sarah (March 3, 2011). "James Otto & Warner Bros. Nashville Part Ways". Great American Country. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ^ "James Otto Inks Deal With Blaster Records". Allaccess. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ "James Otto Album & Song Chart History (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "James Otto Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "James Otto Album & Song Chart (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "James Otto Album & Song Chart (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ "James Otto Album & Song Chart (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "James Otto Album & Song Chart (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – August 27, 2010: James Otto certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 27, 2010.