Length 35:58 Artist Kristy Lee Cook Producer Brett James Genre Country music | Devoted
(2005) Why Wait
(2008) Release date 16 September 2008 Label Arista Records | |
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Released September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16) Similar Wildflower, Brave Heart, The Baron, Limited Collector's Edition, Bound by the Beauty | ||
Why Wait is an album by American country music artist Kristy Lee Cook. It was released on September 16, 2008 by Arista Nashville. The album's only single, "15 Minutes of Shame" has peaked at number 28 on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album debuted at number eight on the US Top Country albums chart, and at number 49 on the Billboard 200 with a first week sales of just under 10,000, and has sold 32,000 copies since its release. Cook was dropped by Arista Nashville in December the same year.
Contents
Two of the album tracks are cover versions. "God Bless the USA", was originally recorded by Lee Greenwood and "Cowgirls", a bonus track only available on iTunes, was originally recorded by Kerry Harvick for an unreleased album. "Like My Mother Does" was later recorded and released as singles by country singers Jesse Lee in 2010 and Lauren Alaina in 2011.
Track listing
- "15 Minutes of Shame" (Kelly Archer, Casey Kessel, Justin Weaver) - 3:03
- "Why Wait" (Victoria Banks, Jesse Lee, Rachel Proctor) - 3:17
- "Like My Mother Does" (Nathan Chapman, Liz Rose, Nikki Williams) - 4:06
- "Hoping to Find" (Leah Crutchfield, Heather Morgan) - 4:04
- "Baby Believe" (Robin Lerner, Jamie O'Neal, Annie Roboff) - 4:20
- "Not Tonight" (Brett James, Chris Lindsey, Carrie Underwood) - 3:34
- "Plant the Seed" (Jon Henderson, Coley McCabe) - 3:23
- "I Think Too Much" (Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace, Bryant Simpson) - 3:12
- "Homesick" (Clay Mills, Proctor) - 3:28
- "God Bless the USA" (Lee Greenwood) - 3:31
- "Cowgirls" (Ryan Tyler, Hillary Lindsey, Angelo Petraglia) - 3:12A
Personnel
Songs
115 Minutes of Shame3:03
2Why Wait3:16
3Like My Mother Does4:05