Tue., Aug. 5, 2008 10:10 PM PDT by Ken Baker and Natalie Finn
David Archuleta's camp knows what works.

E! News has exclusively learned that the 17-year-old crooner is working on songs for his debut album with Rock Mafia Records, the Santa Monica-based tune factory behind the Miley Cyrus hits "7 Things" and "See You Again."

A source tells us that Jeff Archuleta, the little one's infamous father-manager (dadager, perhaps?), recently met with Rock Mafia producers Antonia Armato and Tim James, who cowrote and coproduced eight of the tracks on Cyrus' latest album, Breakout. They have also worked with Mariah Carey, Vanessa Hudgens and Aly & AJ.

Father and son came away from the powwow convinced that they should proceed "in that direction," our insider said. "They want a Miley touch to the album."

Well, Archuleta will certainly need a wealth of infectious pop to equal his Disney-driven forebear, especially now that his label has orchestrated a plan to have his freshman effort drop the same day as American Idol winner David Cook's debut, sometime in November.

Over the next two weeks, David A. will record at least two Rock Mafia-sanctioned songs that 19 Recordings and RCA Records are hoping could turn into hit singles, the source said.

"David knows he needs to have a big radio hit, and Miley's producers are the closest thing he can get to a guarantee."

Crush is good...

a Miley duet will be good too..

hope there is no miley sucking him involve though..

crush is not that good for a debut single.

Alot of pepole want the "Miley Touch"...

I can already tell that this is going to be the worst album of the year. I'm not that big of a David Cook fan either, but I hope that he sells at least double what Archuleta sells just to put him in his place.

Umm excuse me...

LMAO. Archuleta is a joke, he is so confused about what he wants to do.

I seriuosly can't wait to see him doing a coreography

LMAO!!! uh ok

HAHAHAHAHAHA. that line made me laugh If he thinks he needs Miley's producers to get a hit then we can say flop. She got lucky with See You Again cause it was catchy and good on radio. 7 Things peaked where it did cause of digitial, airplay its declining.

I'm sorry I had hopes for David Archuleta but after releasing Crush a midtempo song that didn't sound well for his voice now he wants to do some uptempo rock. This dude is not gonna cut it. NEXT. Bring on David Cook!!!!!

Pussyleta is wrong in so many levels.

Oh no, David should do better things, I'm not saying that Miley don't be good but David deserves to do, the best album.
By the way for all the people that doesn't think that he will well, I think you're kinda wrong 'cause he got the potencial to be an amazing singer
Archie you rocks

but crush is good enough i guess, he dont need miley

ROCK MAFIA

see you again, hook it up

Of course he wants Miley's touch.

I like Crush a lot, I think it will do good.
And I'm expecting a duet with him and Miley. That will be great.

That will be an EPIC flunk. ^

I'm not really all to familiar with David but him working with Armato and James isn't that bad of an idea. They produced Aly & AJ's "Potential Break up Song" and "Chemicals React" as well as basically all of their last album which had varying styles on it so they are competent producers. If he wants a pop hit I think he went to the right people but I think he should probably concentrate more on finding his voice as an artist instead of just looking for a hit formula.