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Pocket Full of Kryptonite

Pocket Full of Kryptoniteis the debutstudio albumby the AmericanrockbandSpin Doctors,released in August 1991. The album initially sold a respectable 60,000 copies in late 1991 due to its growing hardcore fanbase, before several radio stations (includingWEQXin Vermont) started playing the single "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"in mid-1992.[10]The combined strength of the single along with the follow-up "Two Princes"led to the album's peak at Nos. 1 and 3 on theBillboardTop HeatseekersandBillboard200albums charts, respectively. It is currently the band's best selling album, and was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.[11]

Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Studio albumby
Spin Doctors
ReleasedAugust 20, 1991(1991-08-20)
RecordedJuly–December 1990
Studio
Genre
Length50:30
LabelEpic
Producer
Spin Doctorschronology
Up for Grabs...Live
(1991) 		Pocket Full of Kryptonite
(1991) 		Homebelly Groove...Live
(1992)
SinglesfromPocket Full of Kryptonite
  1. "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Two Princes"
    Released: 1992
  3. "Jimmy Olsen's Blues"
    Released: 1993
  4. "What Time Is It?"
    Released: 1993
  5. "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)"
    Released: 1993[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Calgary HeraldB[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(1-star Honorable Mention)[5]
Music Week[6]
Q[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Select[9]

It was remastered and reissued in 2011 as a 20th-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 quote from the opening track, "Jimmy Olsen's Blues", a humorous song sung from the point of view ofJimmy Olsen,a character in theSupermancomic bookseries. In the song, Jimmy Olsen tries to wooLois Laneaway from Superman, stating "I got a pocket full ofKryptonite,"referring to a fictional substance that weakens Superman. The album cover, showing aphone booth,refers toClark Kentfrequently ducking into a nearby phone booth to change into his Superman attire.

Track listing

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Original album

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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"Eric 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, John Popper12:42
Total length:50:30
Bonus tracks for European edition (Epic 468250 9)[12]
No.TitleLength
11."Yo Mamas a Pajama" (live, 1990-09-27 @ Wetlands Preserve, NY)4:03
12."Sweet Widow" (live, 1990-09-27 @ Wetlands Preserve, NY)11:38
13."Stepped on a Crack" (live, 1990-09-27 @ Wetlands Preserve, NY)4:02
Total length:70:13
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
Total length:54:59

Notes

2011 anniversary edition disc 2

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All tracks are written by Spin Doctors except as noted

1989 "Can't Say No" Demo, recorded Aug 1989Greene 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

Personnel

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Spin Doctors

  • Chris Barron– lead vocals
  • Eric Schenkman – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Off My Line", piano on "Forty or Fifty"
  • Mark White–bass
  • Aaron Comess – drums,organ,backing vocals on "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong",congason "Forty or Fifty"

Additional musicians

  • John Popper– harmonica on "More Than She Knows" and "Off My Line", backing vocals on "Two Princes"
  • John Bush – tambourine on "Off My Line", congas on "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me)?"

Production

  • Producers: Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg,Frankie LaRocka,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 Jensenat 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

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales forPocket Full of Kryptonite
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[42] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPIAustria)[43] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[44] 4× Platinum 400,000^
France (SNEP)[45] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[46] Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[47] Gold 7,500^
Sweden (GLF)[48] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[49] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[51] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[52] Platinum 1,000,000*

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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