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<i>Women in Technology</i> (album)

Women in Technology (album)

1997 studio album by White Town

Women in Technology is the second studio album by British recording artist White Town, released on 25 February 1997. The album is most known for the song "Your Woman" which was its only top 40 single. The song received much acclaim and reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart. A second single, released as a promo, was made of "Wanted" and failed to chart anywhere. The album's third single "Undressed" reached 57. The album was recorded entirely at Jyoti Mishra's home studio.

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Background

In early 1997, Jyoti Mishra posted out five copies of his extended play >Abort, Retry, Fail? to various radio stations. This caused the EP's lead track "Your Woman" to receive heavy rotation on stations, resulting in Mishra getting a deal with EMI.[5] Through Chrysalis Records, a label owned by EMI, Mishra released the second White Town full-length Women In Technology, which produced three singles: the widely successful "Your Woman", the promo-only "Wanted", and "Undressed". The album was recorded and mixed to cassette tape using a Tascam 688 multitrack recorder and an Atari ST.[5]

Reception

Commercial

On the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart dated March 15, 1997, Women in Technology debuted at number six.[6] The album eventually reached the top 100 of the Billboard 200, thereby becoming ineligible for the Heatseekers chart, and ultimately peaked at number 84 on the Billboard 200 chart dated May 17, 1997.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jyoti Mishra, except where noted

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Personnel

  • Jyoti Mishra – production, vocals
  • Ann Pearson – vocals on "Thursday at the Blue Note", "Wanted", and "Once I Flew"
  • Robert Fleay – guitar on "Undressed", "A Week Next June", Going Nowhere Somehow", and "Once I Flew"

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References

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    Stewart Mason. "Women in Technology – White Town". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
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    "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 15 February 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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    Crysell, Andy (22 February 1997). "White Town - Women In Technology". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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    Hogan, Marc (7 November 2021). "White Town: Women in Technology Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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    Pemberton, Daniel (1 June 1997). "Bedroom To Bigtime". Wired. Wired. Retrieved 21 March 2017.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "Heatseeker Album Chart". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 11. 15 March 1997. p. 30. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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    "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of May 17, 1997". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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    "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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