''Welcome to Cam Country'' is the debut
extended play
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country music
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singer
Cam
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, released through
Arista Nashville
Arista Nashville is an American record label that serves as a wholly owned division of Sony Music, operated under the Sony Music Nashville division. Founded in 1989, the label specializes in country music artists, including Alan Jackson, Brooks ...
and
RCA Records
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on March 31, 2015.
It features four songs co-written by Cam from her debut major-label album, including the top five single, "
Burning House".
The EP was released to positive reviews for the strength of Cam's songwriting, but only moderate commercial success.
It debuted at number 176 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and peaked at number 88.
Reception
Critical
David Jeffries of
AllMusic
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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."
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Spin'' graded the album as a 7 (out of 10), with reviewer Anthony Easton praising the emotional range and Cam's "first-rate" songwriting.
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Commercial
''Welcome to Cam Country'' debuted at number 176 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
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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. As of November 2015, the EP has sold 26,000 copies in the US.
Singles
"My Mistake" was serviced to American country radio on March 23, 2015, as the EP's lead single. The song was initially shipped to radio on February 3. It received generally positive reviews and was cited as a highlight.[ "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
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''.
Track listing
Charts
Album
Release history
References
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2015 debut EPs
Albums produced by Jeff Bhasker
Arista Records EPs
Cam (singer) EPs
RCA Records EPs