Discography

The Last Song I’ll Write For You

The Last Song I’ll Write For You is a David Cook single released on May 10, 2012.

This Quiet Night

This Quiet Night is an acoustic EP released with This Loud Morning. Originally it was sold with fan packs at David Cook’s official store. Later on, it was available for download on iTunes and Amazon, and on February 7, 2012 it was released as a physical copy on Wal Mart. It was a gift David decided to give to his fans, it includes the names of the fans who pre-ordered the fan packs on the booklet.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. The Last Goodbye
  2. Right Here, With You
  3. Take Me As I Am
  4. Goodbye To The Girl
  5. Paper Heart

Musicians and Credits:

  • Recorded by Doug Trantow at Emblem Studios, Calabasas, CA
  • Assistant Engineers: Alex Arias and Mike Leisz
  • Guitars: David Cook, Neal Tiemann and Andy Skib
  • Bass: Monty Anderson
  • Drums and Percussion: Kyle Peek
  • Piano: Andy Skib
  • Background Vocals: David Cook, Andy Skib and Kyle Peek
  • Mixed by Doug Trantow at The Hut, Silver Lake, CA
  • Assistant Mix Engineer: Oliver Stamper
  • Mastered by Drew Lavyne at A.L.L. Digital, NYC

This Loud Morning

This Loud Morning is Cook’s sophomore album, released on June 28, 2011.

Two songs of this record were released as comercial singles:

  • “The Last Goodbye”
  • “Fade Into Me”

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Circadian
  2. Right Here, With You
  3. We Believe
  4. Fade Into Me
  5. Hard to Believe
  6. Take Me As I Am
  7. Time Marches On
  8. The Last Goodbye
  9. Paper Heart
  10. 4 Letter Word
  11. Goodbye to The Girl
  12. Rapid Eye Movement
  13. This Is Not the Last Time (Deluxe bonus track)
  14. Let Me Fall For You (Deluxe bonus track)

Musicians and Credits:

  • Produced and Arranged by Matt Serletic
  • Recorded by Doug Trantow and Mark Dobson at Emblem Studios, Calabasas, CA
  • Pro Tools, Editing: Doug Trantow and Mark Dobson
  • Assistant Engineers: Alex Arias, Mike Leisz, Ryan Kem and Kevin Estrada
  • Additional Engineering/Pro Tools Editing: Alex Arias and Mike Leisz
  • Production Coordinator: Kelle Musgrave
  • Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8: Mixed by Tim Palmer at ’62 Studios, Ausin, TX Assisted by Travis Kennedy
  • Mix Coordinator for Tim Palmer: Cindi Peters for Worlds End (America) Inc.
  • Tracks 1, 3 Mixed by Justin Niebank at Blackbird Studio, TN Assisted by Drew Bollman and Seth Morton
  • Intros for Tracks 1, 3 Mixed by Tim Palmer at ’62 Studios, Ausin, TX Assisted by Travis Kennedy
  • *Let Me Fall For You Produced by Rune Westberg, Guitars: David Cook and Rune Westberg, Drums: Kaare Kabel Mai All, Other Instruments by Rune Westberg, Recorded by Rune Westberg at RW Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • Album Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and DVD, Portland, ME
  • Electric Guitars: David Cook, Neal Tiemann, Andy Skib, Phil X, Tim Pierce, Joel Shearer
  • Acoustic Guitars: Neal Tiemann, Phil X, Tim Pierce, Joel Shearer
  • Bass: Monty Anderson, Chris Chaney
  • Drums: Kyle Peek, Dorian Crozier
  • Piano: Andy Skib, Matt Serletic
  • Keyboards: Jamie Muhoberac, Matt Serletic
  • Organ & Programming: Matt Serletic
  • Background Vocals: David Cook, Andy Skib, Kyle Peek, Mark Castrillon
  • Dude Choir, “Right Here With You”, “Hard to Believe”, “We Believe”: Alex Arias, Mike Leisz, Ryan Kern and Doug Trantow
  • Piano, Organ & Programming, “Goodbye To The Girl”: Matt Serletic
  • Drum Programming, “Circadian”, “Rapid Eye Movement”: Doug Trantow
  • Choir, “Circadian” Choir Contractor: Jasper Randall
  • (Children’s) Choir: Jasper Randall, Chirstopher James, Hale Thornhill-Wilson, Michael O’Brien, Victor Pineschi, Julian Babad
  • Orchestra, “Fade Into Me”: Rokulus Strings
  • Orchestra Conductor & Orchestrator: Rok Golob
  • Violins: Mojca Arnold, Ziga Cerar, Marija Naversnik, Nastja Znideric, Marijana Gregoric, Andrja Zupanc, Ajda Fralj
  • Violas: Tamara Tasev, Marjta Skrjanc
  • Celli: Pavel Rakar, Ursula Ivanus
  • Contrabass: Tomaz Stular
  • String Arrangement: Matt Serletic
  • Orchestra, “Take Me As I Am”: GermanPops Orchestra
  • Orchestra Music Director: Bernd Ruf
  • Orchestra Contractor & Leader: Ulrich Zimmer
  • Violin 1: Johannes Krampen, Lisa Barry, Michael Speth, Klaus Kulling
  • Violin 2: Klaus Marquardt, Ariane Volm, Monika Bek, Kathrin Bscheidt, Claudiu Rupa
  • Violas: Alexander Brutsch, Natascha Klotschkoff, Friederike Faust, Marcin Niziol, Betty Bachofer
  • Violincelli: Christiane Alber, Constantin Meier, Feliz Brade
  • Double Bass: Alex Uhl
  • Orchestra Recorded at Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany
  • Tonmeister: Adrian von Ripka
  • Assistant: Betina Bertok
  • Recording Sessions Management: Dynamedion GbR
  • String Arrangement: Matt Serletic
  • Deluxe Edition DVD “The Making of This Loud Morning” Shot and Edited by Alex Castino
  • Creative Director: Erwin Gorostiza
  • Design: Josh Cheuse
  • Photography: Lauren Dukoff
  • Styling: Brandy St. John
  • Grooming: Courtney Herrera
  • Logo: Chris Feldmann
  • A&R: David J. Wolter
  • Management: 19 Entertainment

Don’t You (Forget About Me)

Don’t You (Forget About Me) it is a David Cook rendition to this Simple Minds success hit. It was recorded as the elimination song of American Idol Season 10.

David Cook

David Cook is Cook’s major-label debut album. It’s known between his fans as “DCTR” (David Cook – The Record), released on November 18, 2008, and received the Platinum Certificate in January, 2009 for selling more than 1 million of copies in the US. It also got the Golden Certificate in Canada, for seeling more than 50,000 copies there. Besides these countries, it was also released in Brazil, United Kingdom and Japan.

Four songs of this record were released as comercial singles:

  • “The Time Of My Life”: Coronation song from American Idol, received Platinum Certificate on December 12, 2008.
  • “Light On”: First “oficial” single, received Platinum Certificate on January 20, 2010.
  • “Come Back To Me”
  • “Bar-ba-sol”

Besides them, Cook’s performance of “Permanent” on the American Idol Season 8 finale was released on iTunes as a charity single—all the proceeds went to Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Declaration

    2. “[this song is] Me standing on top of a building and declaring my intentions for this album.” [Source: RCA press release]

  2. Heroes

    3. “An homage to his supportive family.” [Source: RCA press release]

  3. Light On

    4. According to Cook, “the message behind it is very universal. Everybody’s dealt with that situation where you love somebody but there’s this distance there. Kind of a love conquers all undertone.” [Source: Wal Mart Soundcheck]

  4. Come Back to Me

    5. “It’s the idea of love amidst separation. ‘Come Back To Me’ is about loving someone you can’t be near.” [Source: RCA press release]

  5. Life on the Moon

    6. “What I like about that song is that it represents the last year of my life without perverting the last year of my life. It’s written so that it could be about the whole Idol journey, but it doesn’t have to be.” [Source: RCA press release]

  6. Bar-ba-sol
  7. Mr. Sensitive

    8. “The song was unintentionally ironic. I had the harmonic riff in my head for five months. In my lyric journal, I had ‘Mr. Sincere’ written down, and sincere turned into sensitive. I wanted to write about something outside myself and get a little metaphorical. He lives in a village devoid of feeling. They get so afraid of this child who has feelings that they kill him. It kind of took on this Tim Burton-like, twisted version of James and the Giant Peach for me. But I know people look at me as that sensitive guy.” [Source: EW article]

  8. Lie

    9. “whereas ‘Lie’ is about being in a dysfunctional relationship that you don’t want to end because you still see the good in it.” [Source: RCA press release]

  9. I Did It For You
  10. Avalanche
  11. Permanent

    12. One track both writers and producer Cavallo single out is “Permanent,” a ballad penned for Cook’s brother Adam, whose continuing struggle with cancer has become a key element of his brother’s public story. “I purposely tried to be a storyteller on this particular song. I made it known what I was talking about. But it’s still written in a way that people can take what they want out of it.” [Source: LA Times article]

  12. A Daily AntheM

    13. “A Daily AntheM is three years old. I didn’t originally write it with the intention of it being about Adam. I just wanted to write something that had a John Lennon ‘War is Over’ quality. Then I was like, oh s—, if you capitalize that letter and that letter and that letter, you’ve capitalized my brother’s name.” [Source: EW article]

  13. Kiss On The Neck (”Hidden” track)
  14. The Time of My Life (Bonus track)
  15. Breathe Tonight (Wal Mart bonus track)
  16. My Last Request (iTunes bonus track)

Musicians:

  • David Cook – Vocals
  • Neal Tiemann and Tim Pierce – Guitars
  • Paul Bushnell – Drums
  • Dorian Crozier – Drums and programming
  • Jamie Muhoberac – Keyboards, organ and piano
  • Rob Cavallo – additional guitars and piano
  • Mike Fasano – Drum tech
  • Tyler Dragness – Guitar tech
  • Cheryl Jenets – Production coordinator
  • Jaime Neely – Production assistant
  • Russ Waugh and Emerson Wahl – Studio assistants
  • Stevie Salas – Musical director

Credits:

  • Produced by Rob Cavallo
  • Engineered by Doug McKean
  • Recorded at Lightning Soung Studio
  • Steve Rea – Assistant engineer
  • Additional recording at Conway Recording Studios
  • Seth Waldmann – Assistant engineer
  • Strings on “Permanent” arranged by David Campbell
  • Lars Fox, Keith Armstrong and Nik Karpen: Additional pro tools
  • Mixed by Chris Lord: Alge at Mix L.A.
  • Keith Armstrong and Nik Karpen – Assistant engineers
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
  • A&R: Ashley Newton and Pete Ganbarg
  • Management: Simon Fuller and Iain Pirie; 19 Entertainment

Creative:

  • Art direction by David Cook, Erwin Gorostiza and Chris Feldmann
  • Design by Chris Feldmann
  • Photography by Frank Ockenfels³
  • Styling by Art Conn
  • Hair by Neil Wilson
  • Make-Up by Roxanne Saffaie

Analog Heart

Analog Heart is David Cook’s debut solo album. Produced and released independently on May 06, 2006, the album became popular between the singer’s fans throught his stay on American Idol.

On 2007, it won the Urban Tulsa Weekly’s “Best Locally Produced, Independent Album” and was chosen as the fourth-best CD released in 2006 by website Music Equals Life.

On April 18, 2008, Analog Heart was listed as the number one album for “Today’s Top MP3 Albums” on Amazon. Soon thereafter, the album was removed from Amazon attending a David request. Analog Heart sold 900 copies in its last week before being removed and 300 the week before that. Prior to those two weeks, the weekly album sales Analog Heart were not more than 5 copies.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Straight Ahead
  2. Don’t Say a Word
  3. Fall Back Into Me
  4. The Truth
  5. Searchlights
  6. Porcelain
  7. Stitches
  8. Let Go
  9. Makeover
  10. Silver

Musicians:

  • David Cook – Vocals, guitar and piano
  • Josh Center – Drums
  • Neal Tiemann – Guitar (Tracks 4, 5 and 8)
  • DTMB – Bass guitar (Trask 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10)
  • Ben Hosterman – Bass guitar (Tracks 2 and 7)
  • Andy Skib – Extra vocals (Tracks 10)

Production and Design:

  • Produced by David Cook
  • Engineered by Ben Hosterman (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10), Andy Skib (Tracks 4, 5 and 8) and Paul Johnson (Tracks 3 e 10)
  • Recorded at Powerstudio (Tulsa, OK), Rosewater Studios (Tulsa, OK) and Yellow Dog Studios (Austin, Texas)
  • Photography by Wayne Hutcherson
  • Art Concept, Design and Layout by David Cook

Incoherent with Desire to Move On

Incoherent with Desire to Move On was released on December 19, 2006, and it’s the only Midwest Kings’s album with David Cook.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Make Me
  2. One True Thing
  3. Killing More Than Time
  4. Song to Me
  5. Rearview
  6. Circles’ Anthem

Musicians:

  • Andy Skib – Vocals and guitar
  • David Cook – Guitar
  • Josh Center – Drums
  • Neal Tiemann – Guitar

Production and Design:

  • Produced by Neal Tiemann

Welcome to the Funeral was recorded on Kansas City, 2006, but never released officialy. It was Axium’s last show.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Welcome to the Funeral
  2. Clean Break
  3. Uncovered
  4. AC
  5. Merch for Sale
  6. Pecking Order
  7. Creep
  8. Wavelength
  9. Hold
  10. Callout
  11. Truth is a Gun

Musicians:

  • David Cook – Vocals and guitar
  • Travis Grogan – Bass guitar
  • Nathan Russell – Drums
  • Jeff Shrout – Guitar

The Story Thus Far

The Story Thus Far is the last Axium’s album studio record, by “Hello Klameleon Records”, release on July 01, 2004.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Callout
  2. AC
  3. Pecking Order
  4. Holding Court
  5. Balance
  6. Whipped
  7. Under Fire
  8. Incarcerate
  9. Unlucky
  10. Colors of a Bruise
  11. On the Floor
  12. The Finish Line
  13. Uncovered

Musicians:

  • David Cook – Vocals and guitar
  • Bobby Kerr – Vocals and drums
  • Jeff Shrout – Guitar and piano
  • Neal Tiemann – Bass guitar

Alive in Tulsa — Live @ The Venue

Alive in Tulsa — Live @ The Venue was recorded on February 14, 2004, also by “Hello Klameleon Records”.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Bastard Ass Yellow Light
  2. AC
  3. Clean Break
  4. Feed Your Ego
  5. Incarcerate
  6. Creep
  7. Thought You Knew
  8. Truth is a Gun

Musicians:

  • David Cook – Vocals and guitar
  • Bobby Kerr – Drums
  • Ryan Butler – Bass guitar
  • Jeff Shrout – Guitar

Blindsided

Blindsided was the first Axium’s studio record by “Hello Klameleon Records”, released on 2003.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Feed Your Ego
  2. Hold
  3. Testament
  4. Just in Case
  5. Clean Break
  6. Thought You Knew
  7. Leave Behind
  8. Truth is a Gun
  9. Therapy
  10. Still (Bonus track from “Blindsided: Limited Edition”)

Musicians:

  • David Cook – Vocals and guitar
  • Bobby Kerr – Drums
  • Jerron Nichols – Bass guitar
  • Tom Basile – Bass guitar
  • Jeff Shrout – Guitar
  • Andy Skib e Mikey J – Vocals (Track 2)

Matter of Time

Matter of Time was independently released on 2002.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Why Do You Care?
  2. Close Your Eyes
  3. Empty Again
  4. Matter of Time
  5. Me
  6. Change
  7. No Free Advice
  8. No Place to Go
  9. Somber
  10. Peace of Mind (Song for Sarah)

Musicians:

  • David Cook – Vocals and guitar
  • Bobby Kerr – Drums
  • Jerron Nichols – Bass guitar
  • Jeff Shrout – Guitar

Production and Design:

  • Produced by Mitch Rosenow

Demo 1 and 2, recorded on 2001, are the first Axium’s records found.

Album Details

Track-list:

  1. Red Hot
  2. No Free Advice
  3. Not Around
  4. Somber (There’s also an acoustic version, available only in Demo 1)
  5. Me
  6. Empty Again
  7. No Place to Go

Musicians:

  • David Cook – Vocals and guitar
  • Bobby Kerr – Drums
  • Anthony Mazzarella – Bass guitar
  • Matt McLaughlin – Guitar
  • Mitch Rosenow – Bass guitar (Tracks 5, 6 and 7)
  • Jeff Shrout – Guitar (Tracks 5, 6 and 7)

There’s also some unreleased Axium tracks, recorded between 2001 and 2006.

  • Down & Out – (2001)
  • Miles – (2001)
  • Begin the End – (2003)
  • Rate (Something I’m Not) – (2003)
  • Confession – (2004)
  • Wavelength – (2006)
  • Hearing Aid – (2006)
  • Walker – (2006)
  • By the Fire (Gently Burning) – (2006)
  • Sleep Another Year – (2006)