“I’ve been able to do some great co-writes,” Cook said in a phone interview. “It’s been fun.”

“I’ve spent the last year of my life singing other people’s songs,” Cook said. “At this stage it’s not looking too promising. I definitely want to progress past that and be an artist.”

“I’m looking to maybe get a little bit of downtime around Christmas,” Cook said. “I’m scheduled pretty much through the end of the year.”

David Cook might be able to relax by Christmas once his album is released and will spend on several tours with his new album.

Rob Cavallo, the Green Day producer who have won several Grammy awards have teamed up with David Cook working on all songs of his debut album to be released this fall.

Cavallo is “a great producer with the kind of sound that I want. …He’s just a good guy. Like the song selection I had on the show, Rob just fit.

Cook is co-writing the majority of the songs on the album, with professional help from Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace, Chantal Kreviazuk, the Nixons’ Zac Maloy and Ed Roland of Collective Soul, among others.