sentences:  His first cut as a songwriter was "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y", a single for Joe Diffie in 1996 from the album "Life's So Funny".Other artists who recorded Drake's songs included Janie Fricke, Ricochet (the single "Can't Stop Thinkin' About That"), The Oak Ridge Boys and Mark Chesnutt.In 2002, Drake was signed to Warner Bros. Records as a recording artist.