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As we consider which of this season's new American Idol contestants might wear the crown in May - perhaps Von Smith or Joanna Pacitti? - let's stop to consider where you might catch last year's champion.

Here's a review of David Cook's 2009 tour dates and locales...

February

• Friday, February 13th - Tallahasee, Fl - Florida State University
• Saturday, February 14th - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage
• Sunday, February 15th - Oxford, MS - Ole Miss
• Wednesday, February 18th - Eau Claire, WI - University of Wisconsin
• Thursday February 19th - Cedar Falls, IA - University of Northern Iowa
• Friday, February 20th - Green Bay, WI - University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
• Saturday, February 21st - Valparaiso, IN - Valparaiso University
• Monday, February 23rd - Waverly, IA – Warlburg
• Tuesday, February 24th - Fullton, MO – Westminster
• Wednesday, February 25th - Conway, AR - Central Arkansas University
• Friday, February 27th- Portsmouth, OH - Shawnee State University

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David Cook is featured in the following preview for season eight of American Idol.

The premiere we've all been waiting for airs on January 13.

Season Eight Preview

We're exactly two weeks away from the release of David Cook's debut album.

The first official single off that CD is titled "Light On" and you can check outs its music video below:

Light On Video

David Cook is the musical guest on tomorrow night's Saturday Night Live, which will be hosted by Ben Affleck.

How is the American Idol champion feeling about such an honor?

"I grew up watching it like everybody else so to be apart of it in any capacity is obviously a huge honor," he said, before adding that he's "really nervous."

But Cook has a model goal for the evening:

"I'm going to make sure my shoelaces are tied so I don’t trip and fall on the floor!"

On November 18, the self-titled debut album from David Cook is released.

But American Idol fans can take a look at this champion's CD cover and song list below right now. Here's the latter:

1. Declaration
2. Heroes
3. Light On
4. Come Back to Me
5. Life on the Moon
6. Bar-ba-sol
7. Mr. Sensitive
8. Lie
9. I Did It for You
10. Avalanche
11. Permanent
12. A Daily Anthem

Reportedly, “The Time Of My Life," which is currently receiving airtime on radio stations, will be included as a bonus track.

With his album due out November 18, David Cook has just released his first single from it.

It's called “Light On” an here are the song's lyrics:

Never really said too much
Afraid it wouldn’t be enough
Just try to keep my spirits up
When there’s no point in grieving
Doesn’t matter anyway
Words could never make me stay
Words will never take my place
When you know I’m leaving

(Chorus)
Try to leave a light on when I’m gone
Something I rely on to get home
One I can feel at night
A naked light, a fire to keep me warm
Try to leave a light on when I’m gone
Even in the daylight, shine on
And when it’s late at night you can look inside
You won’t feel so alone

You know we’ve been down that road
What seems a thousand times before
My back to a closing door and my eyes to the seasons
That roll out underneath my heels
And you don’t know how bad it feels
To leave the only one that I have ever believed in

[Chorus]

Sometimes it feels like we’ve run out of luck
When the signal keeps on breaking up
When the wires cross in my brain
You’ll start my heart again
When I come along

When will David Cook release his debut album?

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For now.

The real battle between these two American Idol finalists will go down in November, when each releases his debut CD.

But David Archuleta's first single, "Crush," has outperformed David Cook's initial song so far.

Archie's "Crush" debuted at number-two on the Hot 100 singles chart, a knockout blow to Cook's number-three bow in June with "The Time of My Life."

As a result, David A. is the first American Idol runner-up to out-rank the winner in head-to-head single competition since Clay Aiken outsold Ruben Studdard in 2003. And we all know how the future for those two artists turned out.

Stay tuned to see if Archuleta can have Aiken-like success in the future!

On an unspecified date in November, both David Cook and David Archuleta are expected to release their debut albums.

Whose do you think will sell more copies?

David Cook and David Archuleta greeted fans in Washington, D.C. before a stop on the 2008 American Idols Live tour.

Here are shots of the finalists: