Desmond Child Scores #1-#2 Punch!

Desmond Child Scores #1-#2 Punch!

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Producer Desmond Child joined an elite group of artists in music history today with the debut of Bo Bice's "Vehicle" (featuring Richie Sambora on guitar) at #1 on Billboard's Top 100 Singles Sales Chart, #1 at Soundscan, and Carrie Underwood's "Inside Your Heaven," also produced by Desmond Child, moves to #2 from #1.

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Carrie debuted with the biggest song of 2005 at #1 last week on Billboard's Top 100 (combined sales and downloads of 170,000), #1 Billboard Hot 100, #1 Pop 100, #1 Country singles sales, and was the first #1 single for Arista Records in over six years. Bo's release this week is the second biggest seller of the year, coming in at #1 in every geographic region. Mr. Child just recorded Bice for a soon-to-be-released Santana CD.

Mr. Child produced this season's "American Idol 4: The Showstoppers," which debuted on Billboard's 200 chart in the top 10 after its May 17th release, and "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (produced by Child and performed by the "AI 4" cast) is still in the Top 5 on Billboard's Singles Sales Chart. Mr. Child has also written and produced the chart-topping hits for "Idol" finalists Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, and Diana DeGarmo.

Mr. Child with over sixty Top 40 hits to his credit for Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, and Ricky Martin, among many others, most recently wrote Joss Stone's latest single "Right To Be Wrong."

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CONTACT: Deston Songs, +1-310-652-5222, for Desmond Child

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