Welcome to Cam Country

Welcome to Cam Country
EP by Cam
Released March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
Genre Country
Length 13:23
Label
Producer
Cam chronology
Heartforward
(2010)		 Welcome to Cam Country
(2015)		 Untamed
(2015)
Singles from Welcome to Cam Country
  1. "My Mistake"
    Released: March 23, 2015
  2. "Burning House"
    Released: June 16, 2015

Welcome to Cam Country is the debut extended play (EP) recorded by American country music singer Cam, released through Arista Nashville and RCA Records[1] on March 31, 2015.[2] It features four songs co-written by Cam from her forthcoming debut major-label album, including the top five single, "Burning House".[3]

The EP was released to positive reviews for the strength of Cam's songwriting, but only moderate commercial success.[4] It debuted at number 176 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 88.

Reception

Critical

David Jeffries of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. "Singer/songwriter Cam... breaks out on her own with this four-song EP," writes Jeffries, adding that the "clever hit 'My Mistake'... is surrounded by equally infectious numbers."[5] Spin graded the album as a 7 (out of 10), with reviewer Anthony Easton praising the emotional range and Cam's "first-rate" songwriting.[4]

Commercial

Welcome to Cam Country debuted at number 176 on the Billboard 200 and at number 31 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It also debuted at number 9 on the Heatseekers Albums chart for the week of June 27, 2015, and rose to a new peak position of 5 following the success of "Burning House" on the chart dated September 19, 2015.[6] As of October 2015, the EP has sold 24,200 copies in the US.[7]

Singles

"My Mistake" was serviced to American country radio on March 23, 2015, as the EP's lead single.[8] The song was initially shipped to radio on February 3.[9] It received generally positive reviews and was cited as a highlight.[5] "My Mistake" stalled at number 52 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

Arista Nashville opted to quickly release "Burning House" as the second single after the song garnered significant attention from fans following Cam's performance of the ballad on The Bobby Bones Show.[10] It was serviced to country radio on June 16, 2015, and officially impacted on July 6, 2015.[10][11] "Burning House" has since achieved commercial success, reaching the top 5 on both the Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts (reaching No. 2 on the latter) and also peaking at number 29 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. It has sold 667,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[12]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "My Mistake"  
 3:22
2. "Burning House"  
 3:54
3. "Half Broke Heart"  
 3:06
4. "Runaway Train"  
  • Ochs
  • Anders Mouridsen
  • Bhasker
 3:01
Total length:
 13:23

Charts

Album

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 88
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 5
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 31

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Sales
US Hot Country
[16]		 US Country Airplay
[17]		 US
[18]		 CAN Country
[19]		 CAN
[20]
2015 "My Mistake" — 52 — — —
"Burning House" 2 2 29 2 46
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Release history

Country Date Format Catalog No. Ref.
Worldwide March 3, 2015 Streaming N/A [21]
March 31, 2015 Digital download B00UJ4BW3G [2][22][23]

References

  1. ↑ "Cam: The Official RCA Records Press Site". RCA Records. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Welcome to Cam Country - EP by Cam". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cam Releases Welcome to Cam Country – EP". Sony Music Nashville. Sony Music Entertainment. March 31, 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 Easton, Anthony (July 1, 2015). "SPIN Country Report: Willie and Merle Light Up, Rhiannon Giddens Revives Revivals". Spin (Spin Media). Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "Welcome to Cam Country - Cam". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  6. ↑ References for Heatseekers Albums trajectory:
  7. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 27, 2015). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: October 26, 2015". Roughstock. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country" (Week Of: March 23, 2015). Radio & Records. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cam". Sony Music Nashville. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  10. 1 2 Roland, Tom (July 15, 2015). "Country Singer Cam Dreams Up a Smoldering Ballad With 'Burning House'". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country" (Week Of: July 6, 2015). Radio & Records. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  12. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (September 8, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 8, 2015". RoughStock.
  13. ↑ "Cam – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Cam.
  14. ↑ "Cam – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Cam.
  15. ↑ "Cam – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Cam.
  16. ↑ "Cam – Chart history – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Cam – Chart history – Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Cam – Chart history – Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Cam – Chart history – Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Cam – Chart history – Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  21. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 3, 2015). "Cam Releases "Welcome To Cam Country" EP To Spotify". Roughstock (Cheri Media). Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Welcome to Cam Country - EP by Cam". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Welcome to Cam Country - EP: Cam: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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