The first line in the
lyric book for Cam’s debut album, Untamed, is fittingly, “You can live in their world, or you
can make up your own.” Cam’s debut
album, five years in the making, has been all about Cam taking on country music
her way. Cam wrote all the tracks for
the album and was dedicated to making sure they represented her unique sound.
One of the most fun
elements of Untamed (Arista Nashville/RCA Records) is that while full production elements, none of them
detract from Cam’s powerful voice and clever word play lyrics. The opening track sets the stage for this
combination nicely. “Untamed” begins
with crickets and train whistles, along with banjos and a harmonica, and sets the
scene of a party filled with moonshine and kisses. Untamed offers something for everyone,
whether you’re looking for a knee slapping fun (“Country Ain’t Ever Been
Pretty”) or a somber heart break song (“Cold in California”). The album closes with the hauntingly
beautiful "Village" where Cam promises, "But one thing will never change / I
know who you’ve been and who you’ll become / And my heaven is here with you,
always".
The star of the show is
still the song that started it all, “Burning House”. The acoustic guitar and strings complement
Cam’s stirring vocals and lyrics in this heartbreaking song, the only song RIAA
Gold by a female country singer this year.
Spotify streams for “Burning House” are now over 18.5 million, and total
streams across all of Cam’s music top 35 million. The music and lyric videos have over 12
million views on Vevo.
Cam will be in New
England in the new year as part of Brad Paisley’s "Crushin' It World Tour" in
2016. The tour will play the Cross
Insurance Center in Bangor, ME on Friday, January 29th. Tickets for that show are available
here. The tour will stop at Mohegan Sun
on Sunday, January 31st in Uncasville, CT.
For a full list of dates, click here.
Track Listing for Untamed
1. Untamed
Favorite Lyric: Now don’t you be shy / No your mama won’t see
2. Hungover
on Heartache
Favorite Lyrics: Either
way things have to change / Yeah we’re tattooed with the words that won’t wash
away
3. Mayday
Favorite Lyrics: Strung it on too long afraid to be alone now
we’re in over our heads
4. Burning
House
Favorite Lyrics: I laid beside you and pulled you close / And
the two of us went up in smoke
5. Cold
in California
Favorite Lyrics: I've got a soft spot for those / With the
wind in their soul
6. My
Mistake
Favorite Lyrics: And he’ll be gone before the mornin’ light /
But he’s my mistake to make all night
7. Runaway
Train
Favorite Lyrics: The coals are burning inside me / So don’t
you dare think I won’t
8. Half
Broke Heart
Favorite Lyrics: A half
truth’s still a lie / I need my space is still goodbye
9. Want
It All
Favorite Lyric: Got my angels and my demons and I think we
all agree / If you’re gonna go for somethin’ better make it everything
10. Country
Ain’t Ever Been Pretty
Favorite Lyrics: Beer goggles are cheaper than Gucci glasses
anyway
11. Village
Favorite Lyrics: And
that’s where I’ll be, with a front row seat / To watch you live your life well
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