Astoria, NY -- (SBWire) -- 09/22/2010 -- Award winning AC & Country artist Jimmy White is currently in the studio with world-renowned producer and musician Gary Mallaber. Jimmy is putting the final touches on his upcoming 2 CD release, "Two Cities", and is beginning to work on his next album which will be entirely produced by the legendary Mallaber.

White commented, "It is quite a privilege and an honor, actually, to be working with someone of Gary's talent and stature in the music industry. He is a legend and has already taken my songwriting and performance to another level. I am thrilled already with what we have accomplished in just a few days in the studio, and clearly, for my music career, the best is yet to come."

Jimmy's latest single, "Just What I Need", his duet with Nashville's acclaimed vocalist Jonell Mosser, recently hit the #1 spot on the New Music Weekly AC/Hot AC main chart and #4 on their Hot 100 Top 40/AC Singles chart. The duet rose quickly on the national FMQB AC/Hot AC chart where it reached the #10 position. The single has been #1 on the Independent Music Network Mainstream Top 30 chart for over 16 weeks and also crossed over and hit the #1 position on their Country Chart. "Just What I Need" has held the #1 position on both charts simultaneously for over 12 weeks, an IMN record.

The single has recently entered the national Billboard Hot 100 AC chart, where it has quickly risen to #75 as of this week.

Since 2006, White has had four records go to No. 1 on New Music Weekly's Main AC/Hot AC chart, and to date, all of his releases since 2006 (10 total) have reached No. 1 on one nationally recognized chart or another, including the Los Angeles based Independent Music Network.

Gary Mallaber has earned five #1 Billboard Hit singles and 28 Gold and Platinum Albums during his amazing career as a drummer, percussionist, songwriter, arranger and producer. He has been heard on multiple hit albums by Van Morrison, Steve Miller Band, Bruce Springsteen, Eddy Money, The Beach Boys, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Poco, Peter Frampton, Barbara Streisand, Cher, Warren Zevon and many others. His work has also been featured in movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Iron Eagle, St. Elmo's Fire, Caddy Shack, Dead Man Walking and The Client.

To find out more about Jimmy, click on his website: http://www.jimmywhitemusic.com or his MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/jimmywhitemusic .

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