White Town is a techno-pop act from the United Kingdom, and is the work of one man, Jyoti Prakash Mishra. Career Mishra was born in Rourkela, India, on 30 July 1966, and has lived in England since the age of three. White Town is often regarded as a one-hit wonder for its 1997 song "Your Woman", which reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart in January of that year, and #23 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Your Woman" is a reworking of the 1932 Bing Crosby song "My Woman", composed by Crosby (lyrics), and Irving Wallman and Max Wartell (music and lyrics). Al Bowlly, who was a vocalist in the Ray Noble Orchestra, recorded a version of "My Woman" on 29 November 1932 with the Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band in London. The Bowlly version of was featured in the Pennies from Heaven film and soundtrack. White Town were formed by Mishra in 1989 after he saw The Pixies play. Initially there were other

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