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Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the first studio album (and second release) by American band Spin Doctors, released in August 1991. It peaked at #1 and #3 on Billboard's Heatseekers and Billboard 200 albums charts, respectively. It was the band's best selling album, and was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA.[4]

It was remastered and reissued in 2011 as a twenty-year anniversary edition, with a bonus track added to the original album and a second disc of demos previously released only on cassette, plus two live tracks.

The album's title is a reference to Kryptonite, a fictional substance from the Superman comic book series. The title is taken from the album's opening track, "Jimmy Olsen's Blues", a reference to Superman supporting character Jimmy Olsen, who is attracted to Lois Lane and jealous of her romantic feelings for Superman. The cover, showing a phone booth, refers to Clark Kent frequently ducking into a nearby phone booth to change into his Superman attire.

Track listing

Original Album

All tracks are written by Spin Doctors except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jimmy Olsen's Blues" 4:38
2."What Time Is It?" 4:50
3."Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" 3:54
4."Forty or Fifty" 4:23
5."Refrigerator Car" 4:46
6."More Than She Knows"Schenkman, Simon Lambert, Graham Clark, J.P. Fitting2:12
7."Two Princes" 4:18
8."Off My Line"John David Bell, Spin Doctors3:58
9."How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)" 4:59
10."Shinbone Alley/Hard to Exist"Spin Doctors, Popper12:42
Total length:50:30
Bonus tracks for European edition (Epic 468250 9)[5]
No.TitleLength
11."Yo Mamas a Pajama" (live)4:02
12."Sweet Widow" (live)11:38
13."Stepped On A Crack" (live)4:02
2011 Anniversary Edition Disc 1 Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Hard to Exist" (B-side of "How Could You Want Him" single)Barron, Schenkman, Popper, Comess4:29

The live tracks on the European release also appear on the live album Homebelly Groove...Live (1992), and were recorded September 27, 1990, at Wetlands Preserve in New York.

Note: The track listing for the cassette release can be found inside the tape's inlay. Unlike the CD release of Pocket Full of Kryptonite, the cassettes did not feature a track listing on the back cover—only the black & white photography (as seen on the vinyl and CD releases) is depicted. The digital cassette release of Pocket Full of Kryptonite, however, featured a black & white photograph of the band instead (sans the track listing).

2011 Anniversary Edition Disc 2

All tracks are written by Spin Doctors except as noted

1989 "Can't Say No" Demo, recorded Aug 1989 Greene Street Studios, New York City
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jimmy Olsen's Blues" 5:13
2."Can't Say No"Schenkman2:20
3."Hard to Exist"Barron, Schenkman, Popper, Comess4:30
4."At This Hour" 5:37
5."40 or 50" 4:39
6."Big Fat Funky Booty" 4:00
1990 "Piece of Glass" Demo, recorded March 1990 RPM Studios, New York City
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."What Time Is It?" 4:08
8."How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)" 5:44
9."Hungry Hamed's" 4:39
10."House" 4:19
11."Two Princes" 4:41
12."Refrigerator Car" 4:05
13."Rosetta Stone" 6:10
14."Freeway of the Plains"Gregg Buscaglia, Barron, Schenkman, Popper, Fogel5:48
Live tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Turn it Upside Down" (Live July 19, 1993, Kingswood Music Theater, Toronto, Canada)4:41
16."Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" (Live September 25, 1990, Continental Divide, New York City)4:05
Total length:75:15

Members

Additional musicians

Production

  • Producers: Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie La Rocka, Spin Doctors
  • Engineers: Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Marc Schwartz, Spin Doctors
  • Assistant engineers: Jeff Lippay, Motley
  • Mixing: Peter Denenberg, Frankie La Rocka, Spin Doctors
  • Mastering: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
  • Production Coordination: Jason J. Richardson
  • Guitar technician: Joseph Miselis
  • Equipment Manager: John Darren Greene
  • Art direction: Francesca Restrepo
  • Photography: Paul Aresu, Paul LaRaia
  • Cover art: Darren Greene, Chris Gross, Nicky Lindeman
  • Liner notes: Cree McCree

Charts

Album

Year Peak position
US

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US HS

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UK

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NOR

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AUS

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1992 3 1 — — —
1993 — — 2 2 1

Singles

Year Single Peak position
US MR

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US

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US AC

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UK

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IRE NOR

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1992 "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" 8 — — — — —
"Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" 2 17 — 23 27 —
1993 "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)" 28 102 — — — —
1993 "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" 34 78 — 40 — 2
1993 "Two Princes" 1 7 24 3 5 —
1993 "What Time Is It?" 26 — — 56 — —

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[12] 95
  • The song "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" was featured in the movies Beethoven's 2nd and Bye Bye Love.
  • The song "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" was featured in the movie Son In Law.
  • The song "Two Princes" featured prominently in the episode "Maid to Border" of The Sarah Silverman Program, as the only song her friend and neighbor has on his iPod.
  • The song "Two Princes" was also featured in the animated sci-fi sitcom Futurama, in the episode "Love and Rocket", with the character Bender referring to it as "college rock".
  • During the "Death of Superman" event in Superman comics in 1992, the character Jimmy Olsen was drawn wearing a Spin Doctors shirt in several issues.

References

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Pocket Full of Kryptonite - Spin Doctors". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  2. ^ "Spin Doctors - Pocket Full of Kryptonite CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  3. ^ Robert Christgau. "CG: The Spin Doctors". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  4. ^ "RIAA searchable certification database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  5. ^ "Spin Doctors – Pocket Full of Kryptonite". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  6. ^ a b "Spin Doctors' Billboard albums history". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ a b "UK charts archive". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  8. ^ "Norwegian charts archive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  9. ^ "Australian charts archive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  10. ^ a b c "Spin Doctors' Billboard singles history". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Norwegian singles chart archive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  12. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
June 6–19, 1993 		Succeeded by
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