"Till There's Nothing Left" Released: April 5, 2021
The Otherside is the second major-label studio album and third overall album by American
country artist
Cam. It was released by
RCA/
Triple Tigers on October 30, 2020, five years after her previous album Untamed.[1]
The album broadens Cam's musical stylings, with some tracks including
electronic,
R&B and
soft rock elements paired with her trademark acoustic
country pop. Songwriting collaborators on the record include
Jack Antonoff and the late
Avicii as well as
Sam Smith and
Harry Styles, who Cam toured with in 2017 and 2018 respectively.[2][3][4]
Background
Cam released a song titled "Road to Happiness" that failed to chart, resulting in her parting ways with her record label
Arista Nashville in 2018.[5] On June 29, 2020, Cam subsequently signed a record deal with
Triple Tigers in partnership with
RCA Records who moved forward with plans to release The Otherside, with Cam citing the desire to move to a label who took greater care of their artists.[6] In a statement, Triple Tigers executive Norbert Nix explained that "When I heard Cam's new music, I was moved and inspired. She has an identifiable, world class voice and her songs are crafted with experience, emotion and strength. She is at the apex of her creative journey and it's an honor to work with an artist of her caliber and to partner with our good friends at RCA Records New York to showcase her talents to the world."[7]
Of the large gap between Untamed and The Otherside, Cam told Rolling Stone Country that the album had "been evolving slowly, but there was never a dramatic shift or a change in content... I just had more time to tinker." Of the album's sonic range, she explained that "What Tyler and Jeff and I set out to do was make a vocal album [that is] about me using all the colors I have to tell those stories."[8]
Promotion
Singles
The first single from the album, "
Diane" was released on October 27, 2017.[9][10] Promotional single "Till There's Nothing Left" was released on February 13, 2020, followed by a second promotional track, "Redwood Tree", which was released on May 29, 2020.[11][12]
The album's second (and first for Triple Tigers) official single "Classic" was released on July 17, 2020.[13] "Till There's Nothing Left" was released on April 5, 2021 as the album's third official single.[14]