Camille – Tank Is On Empty (Album Sampler)

Released: 25^th February 2008

Record label: Dejamus, (distributed by Cadiz Music)

Given to me as I walked into Rare FM’s Music Meeting, Camille Purcell’s R&B sound is not my usual cup of tea. Not that I drink tea. Or coffee, for that matter. U Ain’t Getting Me would clearly get R&B fans on the dance floor, whilst Tank Is On Empty, although repetitive, does demonstrate Camille has a good voice. Stay is dull and unoriginal. I’ve heard enough R&B to know this does not stand out. The lyrics are predictable and uninspired. U Got Me, presumably in contrast to the earlier track U Ain’t Getting Me, is reminiscent of Justin Timberlake’s Cry Me A River just with a woman singing. It’s certainly better than Stay but it hard to identify anything unique about Camille. She sounds so much like many other R&B singers that there is really little to recommend her on.