"Alone with You" is a song written by

Shane McAnally Shane Lamar McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He debuted as a singer in 1999 with his Shane McAnally (album), self-titled album on Curb Records. This project produced three sing ...

Catt Gravitt Cathy Lee "Catt" Gravitt is an American songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. In the music business for over 20 years, she signed on as a writer with her current publishing company, Razor and Tie, in 2008. Gravitt has songwriting credits in ...

and J. T. Harding, and recorded by American

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artist

Jake Owen Joshua Ryan Owen (born August 28, 1981), known professionally as Jake Owen, is an American country music singer. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2006, he released his debut studio album, '' Startin' with Me'', that year. This album produced three ...

. 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

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with a moderate tempo, a vocal range of B3-C5 and a main chord pattern of GM7-Em7-C.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' 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." 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. "

Music video

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

Chart performance

"Alone With You" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of October 15, 2011. It also debuted at number 90 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of December 24, 2011. It has since become a number 1 hit.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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