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Written by Shel Silverstein, also The Ballad of Lucy Jordan (Marianne Faithfull), Sylvia’s Mother (Dr. Hook) and The Cover of the Rolling Stone (Dr. Hook)
Part of Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose, also Golden Memories, If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) and (I’m Not) A Candle in the Wind
Written by Billy Ray Reynolds, also It’ll Be Her (Waylon Jennings), Sandy Sends Her Best (Waylon Jennings) and High Time (You Quit Your Lowdown Ways) (Waylon Jennings)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Shel Silverstein wrote 121 songs on fono
Shel Silverstein’s most frequent co-writer is Ray Sawyer (3 songs together)
Shel Silverstein first appears on fono in 1965, 17 years before this song
Billy Ray Reynolds first appears on fono in 1972, 10 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- Billy Ray Reynolds and Shel Silverstein
- Part of
- Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose
- Written by
- Billy Ray Reynolds and Shel Silverstein
- Part of
- Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Shel Silverstein
Same writer: Billy Ray Reynolds
Same release: Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose
Same writer: Shel Silverstein
Same writer: Billy Ray Reynolds
Same release: Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose
Same writer: Shel Silverstein
Same writer: Billy Ray Reynolds
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz Cold Day in Hell was written by Billy Ray Reynolds
Cold Day in Hell was written by Billy Ray Reynolds
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Cold Day in Hell was written by Shel Silverstein
Cold Day in Hell was written by Shel Silverstein
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Cold Day in Hell is part of the release Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose
Cold Day in Hell is part of the release Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Cold Day in Hell was released on 1982