"Cold Day in July" is a country music song written by Richard Leigh and most known as performed by the Dixie Chicks.Two artists recorded the song in 1992, Suzy Bogguss on her album Voices in the Wind and Joy Lynn White on her debut album, Between Midnight & Hindsight. White's version was released as a single in 1993, peaking at #71 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart."Cold Day in July" was recorded by American country music group the Dixie Chicks on their 1999 album, Fly.