The album's launch was fueled by the song "Burning House", a single released in mid 2015 that became her breakthrough hit.

Mainly recorded in Cam's home state of California, the album's content incorporates electronic sounds mixed in with country pop elements.

The album also achieved commercial success, reaching top positions on major Billboard charts upon its initial release.

Cam began working on Untamed in 2010, co-collaborating with Jeff Bhasker and Tyler Johnson on the album's songs and production.

[1] Bhasker is known for his production work with pop artists Bruno Mars, Lana Del Rey, and Fun.

[4] Within this five-year period, Untamed was developed in various recording studios, including locations in Nashville, Tennessee, Venice, and Burbank, California.

[7] Cam recalled the way fans reacted to the song: "I get stopped all the time and people tell me they heard it on, in their car, they had to pull over and cry.

"[3] "Village" was written about Cam's childhood friend named Claire Rudolph, whose brother was killed in an avalanche.

Madison Vain of Entertainment Weekly commented that Cam, "meshes old-school country storytelling (a result of a grandfather who was a Patsy Cline devotee) with gorgeous harmonies (a nod to her high school obsession with the Indigo Girls), and an unapologetic commitment to her craft (which she credits to being inspired by St. Vincent’s handiwork, but we’re willing to bet it’s a trait she comes by all her own)."

Vain also went on to highlight several of the album's tracks including "Hungover on Heartache", "Country Ain't Never Been Pretty", and "Village".

[11] Roughstock writer Matt Bjorke gave Untamed four and a half out of five stars, calling the album, "an eleven track cornucopia of confident rhythms, rhymes and reason and instantly announces a major force in country music is about to blossom before our eyes."

Bjorke also drew similarities between Cam and 90s country artists the Dixie Chicks and Shania Twain in songwriting and styling.

[8] Jon Pareles of The New York Times praised the album's production, noting that the "thumping tom-tom beat" and "handlcaps" ultimately make Cam a "21st-century radio-ready performer."

[2] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country commented that although Cam does not "show tremendous range", she does exhibit "ever lilting word rides on a dozen notes like she’s Dolly Parton."

The magazine called Cam "fresh, fly, wild and bold", while also stating that she " already sounds like one of the most secure in the game.

It failed to become a significant hit, only reaching number fifty-two on the Billboard Country Airplay chart on April 11, 2015.

It rose in positions above songs including "Save It for a Rainy Day" by Kenny Chesney and "Buy Me a Boat" by Chris Janson.