Elizabeth Cook

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Elizabeth Cook

Background information
Born	1972
Origin	Wildwood, Florida, United States
Genre(s)	country music
Instrument(s)	vocals
Years active	2000-present
Label(s)	Warner Bros. Records Hog County Production 31 Tigers
Website	http://www.elizabeth-cook.com

Elizabeth Cook (born 1972 in Wildwood, Florida) is an American country music singer who made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry on March 17, 2000. She has released four albums to date. Her newest record, Balls, was produced by Rodney Crowell, and nine of the album's 11 tracks were written or co-written by Elizabeth – including the single "Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman".

1 Biography
2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 Singles
3 External links

[edit] Biography

The youngest of 11, Cook was born in Wildwood, Florida. Her mother Joyce played mandolin and guitar and performed on radio and local television in her younger years. Her father Thomas also played string instruments. He honed his skills playing upright bass in the state prison band, while serving time for running moonshine. After he was released, he and Joyce began playing in local country bands together. Elizabeth was on stage with them at age four. At the age of nine, she had her own band.

Elizabeth graduated from Georgia Southern University in 1996 with dual degrees in Accounting and Computer Information Systems. In 2000, she independently released "The Blue Album"; she made her major label debut in 2002 with "Hey Y'All". But following a corporate re-structuring that left the album virtually abandoned and stagnant on sales, Elizabeth fought back with her 2004 independent release "This Side Of The Moon", which received positive reviews from The New York Times and No Depression. Through it all, Elizabeth maintained a relentless touring schedule, playing shows in America, as well as South Korea, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Poland and France. She also continued appearing on stage at the Grand Ole Opry.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year	Title	US Country
2000	Elizabeth Cook
2002	Hey, Y'all
2004	This Side Of The Moon
2007	Balls	72

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Album
2004	"Before I Go That Far"	This Side of the Moon
2004	"Heather Are You with Me Tonight"
2005	"Ruthless"
2007	"Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman"	Balls
2008	"Sunday Morning"	Balls