15-Year-Old Singing Sensation Whitney Wolanin Moves to the Head of the Soulful Class with ``Funkology XIII''.

LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Wolanin:

-- Working with Motown "Funk Brother" and Bass Legend Bob Babbitt, the Wise beyond Her Years Vocal Powerhouse Mines a Spirited Handful of Legendary R&B Classics, Including Her New Single "It Takes Two," a Duet with Survivor's Jimi Jamison

The musical electricity in the Nashville studio was crackling the day in 2004 when 13-year-old Whitney Wolanin (pronounced WO-Lan-in) made her recording debut with a powerful and spirited rendition of the Martha and The Vandellas classic "Heat Wave" -- which she nailed brilliantly in one take. Legendary bassist and Motown "Funk Brother" Bob Babbitt, who gathered some of the industry's top session musicians to play with the young singer, turned to his cohorts and asked what they thought.

"Amazing for a 20 year old," they agreed. Then Wolanin spoke up and reminded them, "Guys, I'm only 13!"

That session quickly evolved into Funkology XIII, the singer's debut project whose title reflects the set's lively old school-meets-modern pop/rock grooves and the age Wolanin was when she recorded it. Produced by Babbitt with the singer's father, 35 year music industry veteran Vincent Wolanin, the collection is an eclectic, fun-filled gathering of soul classics.

She recorded Funkology XIII's new single (scheduled for a February release to radio) "It Takes Two" with Survivor lead singer Jimi Jamison. The lone original, a self-empowerment anthem titled "Good," has spent over 30 weeks on FMQB's AC40 Chart (peaking at #7 last November), and Wolanin's holiday gem "Christmas (The Warmest Time Of The Year)" was the most added song four weeks in a row.

On March 26, Wolanin is scheduled to be one of the headliners -- along with The Commodores -- at the Naples Music Festival. Wolanin also sang the national anthem before hundreds of thousands of people at Fenway Park, Shea Stadium and at Pro Player Stadium before a Miami Dolphins game. Last year, she also did a national campaign with every Children's and Shriners Hospital in every state in the US, whereby all the sick children received a copy of her Christmas record.