Songs Written by Don CookTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Don Kirby Cook (born May 25, 1949) is an American record producer and songwriter whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Artists who recorded Cook's material include Barbara Mandrell, John Conlee, Mark Collie, Wade Hayes and Brooks & Dunn. Cook's production work began in the early 1990s when he worked with Brooks & Dunn. == Musical career == Don Cook began writing songs at age twelve and recorded his first demo at age fourteen. He played at... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Don Cook first charted in 1973 with Lovin' Someone on My Mind.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US Country the artist achieved 28 Top‑10s, 10 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Only in America - #2: One Voice - #3: It's Getting Better All the Time - #4: Somebody's Gonna Love You - #5: That Ain't No Way to Go
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  Bobby Wright
1.
10/1973

Lovin' Someone on My Mind
Bobby Wright

from Seasons of Love   
2 pts




39
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[ABC 11390]
written by Don Cook greentick
  Tom Bresh
2.
04/1978

Ways of a Woman in Love
Tom Bresh

from Portrait   
1 pts




74
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[ABC 12352]
written by Don Cook greentick
  Barbara Mandrell
Tonight
3.
05/1978

Tonight
Barbara Mandrell

from Love's Ups and Downs   
17 pts
103
US


5
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[ABC 12362]
written by Rafe VanHoy & Don Cook greentick
  Zella Lehr
4.
08/1978

Danger, Heartbreak Ahead
Zella Lehr

5 pts




20
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[RCA 11359]
written by Deborah Allen & Don Cook greentick
  The Oak Ridge Boys
5.
09/1978

Cryin' Again
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Room Service   
19 pts
107
US


3
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[ABC 12397]
written by Don Cook greentick & Rafe VanHoy
  John Conlee
6.
11/1978

Lady Lay Down
John Conlee

from Rose Colored Glasses   Rose Colored Glasses
22 pts




1
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[ABC 12420]
written by Don Cook greentick & Rafe VanHoy
  The Kendalls
7.
01/1979

I Had a Lovely Time
The Kendalls

from Just Like Real People   
14 pts




5
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[Ovation 1119]
written by Sonny Throckmorton & Don Cook greentick
  Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon
8.
03/1979

I Thought You'd Never Ask
Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon

from Inseparable   
2 pts




46
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as R.C. Bannon & Louise Mandrell
[Epic 50668]
written by Curly Putman & Don Cook greentick
  Ruby Winters
9.
06/1979

Baby Lay Down
Ruby Winters

17 pts






43
UK
written by Don Cook greentick & Rafe Van Hoy
  Bill Phillips
10.
07/1979

At the Moonlite
Bill Phillips

from When Can We Do This Again   
1 pts




85
ctry


[Soundwaves 4587]
written by Don Cook greentick & Rafe Van Hoy
  Freddy Weller
11.
08/1979

That Run-Away Woman of Mine
Freddy Weller

2 pts




44
ctry


[Columbia 11044]
written by Don Cook greentick & Curly Putman
  John Conlee
12.
12/1979

Baby You're Something
John Conlee

from Forever   
11 pts




7
ctry


[MCA 41163]
written by Curly Putman, Rafe VanHoy & Don Cook greentick
  Tom Jones
13.
11/1981

Lady Lay Down
Tom Jones

from Darlin'   
4 pts




26
ctry


[Mercury 76125]
written by Rafe Van Hoy & Don Cook greentick
  Bobby Bare & Lacy J. Dalton
14.
03/1983

It's a Dirty Job
Bobby Bare & Lacy J. Dalton

3 pts




30
ctry


[Columbia 03628]
written by Don Cook greentick & Rafe VanHoy
  Lee Greenwood
15.
08/1983

#4  Somebody's Gonna Love You
Lee Greenwood

from Somebody's Gonna Love You   
34 pts
96
US
15
AC
1
ctry


[MCA 52257]
written by Rafe VanHoy & Don Cook greentick
  Deborah Allen
16.
01/1984

I've Been Wrong Before
Deborah Allen

from Cheat the Night   Cheat the Night
18 pts




2
ctry


[RCA 13694]
written by Deborah Allen, Rafe VanHoy & Don Cook greentick
  Penny DeHaven
17.
04/1984

Friendly Game of Hearts
Penny DeHaven

from Penny DeHaven [1984 album]   
1 pts




78
ctry


[Main Street 93019]
written by Curly Putman, Don Cook greentick & Ron Holland
  Charley Pride
18.
06/1984

The Power of Love
Charley Pride

from Power of Love   
9 pts




9
ctry


[RCA 13821]
written by Don Cook greentick & Gary Nicholson
  Malchak & Rucker
19.
11/1984

Just Like That
Malchak & Rucker

1 pts




92
ctry


[Revolver 004]
written by Sonny Throckmorton, Don Cook greentick & P. R. Battle
  Audie Henry
20.
10/1985

Sweet Salvation
Audie Henry

1 pts




71
ctry


[Canyon Creek 8019]
written by Don Cook greentick & Chip Hardy
  Waylon Jennings
21.
02/1986

Working Without a Net
Waylon Jennings

from Will the Wolf Survive   
11 pts




7
ctry


[MCA 52776]
written by Don Cook greentick, John Barlow Jarvis & Gary Nicholson
  T. Graham Brown
22.
04/1986

I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again
T. Graham Brown

from I Tell It Like It Used to Be   
16 pts




3
ctry


[Capitol 5571]
written by Curly Putman, Rafe VanHoy & Don Cook greentick
  Vicki Lee
23.
11/1986

Bluemonia
Vicki Lee

1 pts




93
ctry


[Sunshine 1400]
written by Don Cook greentick & Jamie O'Hara
  The Lowes
24.
11/1986

Cry Baby
The Lowes

1 pts




84
ctry


written by Don Cook greentick, Jamie O'Hara & Curly Putman
  Steve Wariner
25.
12/1986

Small Town Girl
Steve Wariner

from It's a Crazy World   
22 pts




1
ctry


[MCA 53006]
written by John Barlow Jarvis & Don Cook greentick
  Conway Twitty
26.
03/1987

Julia
Conway Twitty

from Borderline   Borderline
18 pts




2
ctry


[MCA 53034]
written by John Barlow Jarvis & Don Cook greentick
  Sawyer Brown
27.
08/1987

Somewhere in the Night
Sawyer Brown

from Somewhere in the Night   Somewhere in the Night
3 pts




29
ctry


[Capitol/Curb 44054]
written by Don Cook greentick & Rafe VanHoy
  New Grass Revival
28.
10/1987

Unconditional Love
New Grass Revival

from Hold to a Dream   
2 pts




44
ctry


[Capitol 44078]
written by Don Cook greentick & Gary Nicholson
  Loretta Lynn
Who Was That Stranger
29.
04/1988

Who Was That Stranger
Loretta Lynn

from Who Was That Stranger   Who Was That Stranger
1 pts




57
ctry


[MCA 53320]
written by Curly Putman, Max D. Barnes & Don Cook greentick
  Conway Twitty
30.
11/1988

I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams
Conway Twitty

from Still in Your Dreams   
16 pts




4
ctry


[MCA 53456]
written by John Barlow Jarvis & Don Cook greentick
  John Conlee
31.
08/1989

Hopelessly Yours
John Conlee

from Fellow Travelers   
1 pts




67
ctry


[16th Avenue 70432]
written by Keith Whitley, Curly Putman & Don Cook greentick
  Donna Meade
32.
10/1989

Cry Baby
Donna Meade

1 pts




61
ctry


[Mercury 874806]
written by Don Cook greentick, Jamie O'Hara & Curly Putman
  Highway 101
33.
10/1989

Who's Lonely Now
Highway 101

from Paint the Town   
21 pts




1
ctry


[Warner 22779]
written by Kix Brooks & Don Cook greentick
  Michael Martin Murphey
34.
09/1990

Cowboy Logic
Michael Martin Murphey

from Cowboy Songs   Cowboy Songs
2 pts




52
ctry


[Warner 19724]
written by Don Cook greentick & Chick Rains
  Kevin Welch
35.
10/1990

Praying for Rain
Kevin Welch

from Kevin Welch   Kevin Welch
2 pts




49
ctry


[Reprise 19585]
written by Chris Waters & Don Cook greentick
  Michael Martin Murphey
36.
03/1991

Let the Cowboy Dance
Michael Martin Murphey

from Cowboy Songs   Cowboy Songs
1 pts




74
ctry


[Warner 19412]
written by Chick Rains, Don Cook greentick & Michael Martin Murphey
  Lee Greenwood & Suzy Bogguss
37.
05/1991

Hopelessly Yours
Lee Greenwood & Suzy Bogguss

from A Perfect 10   
8 pts




12
ctry


[Capitol]
written by Keith Whitley, Curly Putman & Don Cook greentick
  Brooks & Dunn
Brand New Man
38.
06/1991

Brand New Man
Brooks & Dunn

from Brand New Man   Brand New Man
23 pts




1
ctry


[Arista 12232]
written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn & Don Cook greentick
  Ricky Skaggs
39.
08/1991

Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)
Ricky Skaggs

from My Father's Son   My Father's Son
2 pts




37
ctry


[Epic 73947]
written by Lonnie Wilson, John Barlow Jarvis & Don Cook greentick
  Brooks & Dunn
My Next Broken Heart
40.
10/1991

My Next Broken Heart
Brooks & Dunn

from Brand New Man   Brand New Man
23 pts




1
ctry


[Arista 12337]
written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn & Don Cook greentick
  Mark Collie
Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'
41.
08/1992

Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'
Mark Collie

from Mark Collie   Mark Collie
15 pts




5
ctry


[MCA 54448]
written by Mark Collie & Don Cook greentick
  Steve Wariner
Crash Course in the Blues
42.
09/1992

Crash Course in the Blues
Steve Wariner

from I Am Ready   I Am Ready
3 pts




32
ctry


[Arista 12461]
written by Don Cook greentick, John Barlow Jarvis & Steve Wariner
  Brooks & Dunn
Lost and Found
43.
09/1992

Lost and Found
Brooks & Dunn

from Brand New Man   Brand New Man
13 pts




6
ctry


[Arista 12460]
written by Kix Brooks & Don Cook greentick
  Mark Collie
44.
01/1993

Born to Love You
Mark Collie

from Mark Collie   Mark Collie
14 pts




6
ctry


[MCA 54515]
written by Mark Collie, Don Cook greentick & Chick Rains
  Brooks & Dunn
We'll Burn That Bridge
45.
05/1993

We'll Burn That Bridge
Brooks & Dunn

from Hard Workin' Man   Hard Workin' Man
21 pts




2
ctry


[Arista 12563]
written by Ronnie Dunn & Don Cook greentick
  Mark Collie
46.
09/1993

Something's Gonna Change Her Mind
Mark Collie

from Mark Collie   Mark Collie
5 pts




24
ctry


[MCA 54720]
written by Mark Collie & Don Cook greentick
  Brooks & Dunn
That Ain't No Way to Go
47.
04/1994

#5  That Ain't No Way to Go
Brooks & Dunn

from Hard Workin' Man   Hard Workin' Man
24 pts




1
ctry


[Arista 12669]
written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn & Don Cook greentick
  Lari White
48.
09/1994

Now I Know
Lari White

from Wishes   Wishes
15 pts




5
ctry


[RCA 62896]
written by Cindy Greene, Don Cook greentick & Chick Rains
  Mark Collie
Hard Lovin' Woman
49.
09/1994

Hard Lovin' Woman
Mark Collie

from Unleashed   Unleashed
8 pts




13
ctry


[MCA 54907]
written by Mark Collie, Don Cook greentick & John Barlow Jarvis
  Lee Roy Parnell
50.
10/1994

The Power of Love
Lee Roy Parnell

from On the Road   On the Road
2 pts




51
ctry


[Arista 12747]
written by Don Cook greentick & Gary Nicholson
  Brooks & Dunn
You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
51.
06/1995

You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Brooks & Dunn

from Waitin' on Sundown   Waitin' on Sundown
24 pts




1
ctry


[Arista 12831]
written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn & Don Cook greentick
Whiskey Under the Bridge
52.
09/1995

Whiskey Under the Bridge
Brooks & Dunn

from Waitin' on Sundown   Waitin' on Sundown
15 pts




5
ctry


[Arista 12770]
written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn & Don Cook greentick
  Wade Hayes
What I Meant to Say
53.
10/1995

What I Meant to Say
Wade Hayes

from Old Enough to Know Better   Old Enough to Know Better
18 pts
116
US


5
ctry


[Columbia 78087]
written by Don Cook greentick, Sam Hogin & Jim McBride
  Keith Whitley
54.
11/1995

Wherever You Are Tonight
Keith Whitley

from Wherever You Are Tonight   Wherever You Are Tonight
1 pts




75
ctry


[BNA 64424]
written by Keith Whitley, Don Cook greentick & Gary Nicholson
  Wade Hayes
On a Good Night
55.
05/1996

On a Good Night
Wade Hayes

from On a Good Night   On a Good Night
19 pts




2
ctry


[Columbia 78312]
written by Larry Boone, Don Cook greentick & Paul Nelson
  Brooks & Dunn
Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing
56.
09/1996

Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing
Brooks & Dunn

from Borderline   Borderline
8 pts




13
ctry


[Arista Nashville 13043]
written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn & Don Cook greentick
  Neal McCoy
That Woman of Mine
57.
12/1996

That Woman of Mine
Neal McCoy

from Neal McCoy   
3 pts




35
ctry


[Atlantic]
written by Don Cook greentick & Tim Mensy
  The Raybon Brothers
The Way She's Lookin'
58.
08/1997

The Way She's Lookin'
The Raybon Brothers

from Raybon Brothers   
1 pts




64
ctry


[MCA 72017]
written by Don Cook greentick & Billy Lawson
  Billy Gilman
One Voice
59.
05/2000

#2  One Voice
Billy Gilman

from One Voice   One Voice
41 pts
38
US
29
AC
20
ctry
84
UK
[Epic 79396]
written by Don Cook greentick & David Malloy
60.
12/2000

Warm & Fuzzy
Billy Gilman

from Classic Christmas   Classic Christmas
2 pts




50
ctry


Christmas
[Epic 79503]
written by Don Cook greentick & David Malloy
  Brooks & Dunn
Only in America
61.
06/2001

#1  Only in America
Brooks & Dunn

from Steers & Stripes   Steers & Stripes
52 pts
33
US


1
ctry


[Arista Nashville 69130]
written by Kix Brooks, Don Cook greentick & Ronnie Rogers
It's Getting Better All the Time
62.
12/2004

#3  It's Getting Better All the Time
Brooks & Dunn

from The Greatest Hits Collection II   The Greatest Hits Collection II
38 pts
56
US


1
ctry


[Arista Nashville]
written by Ronnie Bowman & Don Cook greentick
  Clay Walker
Where Do I Go from You
63.
08/2010

Where Do I Go from You
Clay Walker

from She Won't Be Lonely Long   
4 pts




26
ctry


[Curb]
written by Don Cook greentick, Clint Daniels & Ryan Tyndell
  Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
Brand New Man
64.
02/2019

Brand New Man
Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs

from Reboot   
3 pts




30
ctry


written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn & Don Cook greentick


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