Kristy Lee Cook is set to release her first post-American Idol album.
The CD Why Wait will go on sale to the public on September 12.
Among the singles on the album will "God Bless the USA" and a song co-written by Carrie Underwood called "Not Tonight."
Will you buy the Kristy Lee Cook album?
Don't get Kristy Lee Cook and Carly Smithson wrong: each American Idol finalist is thrilled to be on tour this summer.
But each also confided to TV Guide that it's hard on their relationships.
Kristy Lee, who got engaged during Season 7 to Andrew Dobner, said she hasn't seen her man at all.
"I get to see him on the 10th, but I don't know if he's going to any of the other shows," she said. "It's tough. We've had a few 'moments,' because he doesn't understand what's going on, but he's starting to get the picture when I'm like, 'I can't handle this!' But he's getting the picture that he needs to be supportive. He's starting to come around."
Kristy Lee Cook is missing her man while on tour.
Smithson also admitted that her ongoing tour and rehearsal schedule has been hard for both her and her husband.
"The whole [thing of] not being able to hang out with him as much is just awful. For me, [L.A.'s] my last city where I'm going to get to see him," she said.
However, Smithson also sees the humor in some of the Idols' whirlwind lives: "He's been amazingly understanding. Like 'I can't talk to you right now. I'm putting on an eyelash.' Weird things like that!"
Kristy Lee Cook is joining Arista Nashville records... for the second time!
Yes, this is the same label that signed Kristy Lee when she was 17 years old, only to drop the young musician before she recorded any albums.
The Oregon native is currently on the road with American Idols Live! Tour 2008. Her first single - the playful, up-tempo “15 Minutes of Shame” - will hit country radio on August 11.
“I’ve wanted this for so many years," Cook said. "To have the chance to be a country singer, to make the music I love, and to have enjoyed the support of so many American Idol fans this past season, it all means more than I can put into words. Thank you so much to everyone. I’ll do my best to make you proud!"
Kristy Lee Cook was on MTV's Total Request Live this week (alongside Fergie, apparently) and she showed off the engagement ring given to her last week by boyfriend Andrew Dobner.
Very good to see Kristy Lee doing so well after her American Idol elimination.
Kristy Lee Cook may have lost a popular singing competition, but she gained a fiance last night.
Okay, it turns out Cook and Andrew Dobner have been engaged since March 17 (but Kristy Lee wanted to keep it quiet in order to focus on American Idol), but after she was eliminated, Cook says Dobner proposed again.
"He actually got down on his knee this time," she said. "He owed it to me!"
Congratulations, Kristy Lee Cook, on your engagement to Andrew Dobner.
Kristy Lee Cook won't be on American Idol forever.
After singing the Mariah Carey hit "Forever" on Tuesday night, the contestant who has seemingly lived in the bottom three every week was finally voted off the show.
She was joined in the bottom three by Syesha Mercado and Brooke White, as Cook shed a few tears when her named was announced to close the hour - but she then bucked up and asked: "Can I go ride my horse now?"
Here's a look at the performance that led to Kristy Lee's demise. Check her out singing "Forever" now:
Do you think American made the right choice in voting out Kristy Lee Cook last night?
