David Cook Album Update: Producer Hired, Songs Considered

The debut album from American Idol winner David Cook is due some time this fall.

The rocker has been hard at work in the studio in the meantime, as Entertainment Weekly reports he's working with producer Rob Cavallo. He's best known for assisting Green Day on its Grammy Award-winning album American Idiot.

"I think he's a great producer with the kind of sound that I want," Cook said. "And in talking to him, he's just a good guy. Like the song selection I had on the show, Rob just fit."

As for songs to be included on the CD, Cook wants to remain true to himself. One would assume this would mean the cheesy ballad he sang to close American Idol, "The Time of My Life," wouldn't make the album's final cut.

"My goal is to make a cohesive record, and I don't want any song to stick out like a sore thumb," the singer said. "But in every meeting that I've had with 19 [Management] and RCA [Records], they've been very supportive of what I want to do with my record."

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