Even though he's busy on the road with the American Idols Live! tour, reigning champ David Cook says he's making good progress on his debut album. "I think we've for sure got seven songs we're tracking," Cook tells Billboard.com. "We're gonna try to get to around 20 I think, and work it out from there."

Cook's album, which he hopes to release in November via 19 Recordings/Arista, is being helmed by Rob Cavallo in Los Angeles. Cook has been writing material for the set, and his collaborators so far include Collective Soul's Ed Roland, Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida, John Fields and Kara DioGuardi.

"I really just try to get into these creative processes with some different minds and see what happens, and so far the results have been great," Cook says. "I don't really feel like I've had a fruitless writing session yet."

He recently flew back to Los Angeles during a couple of off days from the Idols tour to do some recording and says what he heard is "definitely heading down the right path. I just want the record to be both eclectic and cohesive and have something to say. The music is rock and it's pretty undeniably me, which I'm pretty excited about." He adds that he also wants the album to have "room to meander" stylistically and promises that "there's gonna be some interesting twists and turns ... that will keep people interested."

Cook certainly has reason to be optimistic. After his "American Idol" victory in May he placed a record 10 of his "Idol" performances plus his first single, "The Time of My Life," on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with a total of 944,000 first-week downloads.


That's given him a formidable repertoire for the Idols tour -- where he's sporting a rubber bracelet bearing the legend "David Is My Idol."

"It's actually a David Archuleta wristband," Cook says with a laugh, explaining that it was given to him in Salt Lake City by a fan of the teenage "Idol" runner-up. "I'm actually a pretty big Archuleta fan. I think he's a fantastic performer and, more importantly, a good human being. So it's just a little way to show some support."

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can't wait to hear it

OMFG! i cant wait for david cook's album to drop. i know it will be awesome.

I smell Daughtry Jr. but I won't hate too much, cause that whole sound seems to sell well for Chris, and David is essentially a prettified version of Daughtry so I'm sure he'll have success with this.

need this asap

Go Cook

Cook is awesome, but wait for the album to be out then we'll see how.

I want to be one of his groupies. I'm very psyched for the album.

Ooh, twists and turns, how exciting...

We'll see.

I'd rather by little David Archuleta's cd just for ***** and giggles. I'd love to see the runnerup outsell the glorified, overpimped, overpraised "winner".

Actually, that was the case with Jordin back in season 6

Anyway, I can't wait for his album.

Yeah, but she was actually deserving over that weak ass skank we all know as b-flake lewis

David Archuleta ***** all over Cook vocally, as well as Carly, Michael, And Syesha.

Just like Lakisha and Melinda **** all over Jordin vocally. FACT.

^ AGREE!


Melinda got robbed!

Anyways, I'm really excited for David's upcoming ablum!

He's so boring. Just like Archuleta.

Who is David Cook? He must be very forgettable

he won this years american idol. his album is going to be huge. he's the most original contestant they have ever had on idol. plus he's very sexy.

cant wait!!

I THINK he was being sarcastic