Pocket Full of Kryptonite
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| Pocket Full of Kryptonite | ||
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| Missing image SpinDoctorsPocketFullofKryptonite.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Spin Doctors | ||
| Released | August, 1991 | |
| Recorded | August-December. 1990 | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 50 min 30 sec | |
| Record label | Epic | |
| Producer | Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie La Rocka, Spin Doctors | |
| Spin Doctors Chronology | ||
| Up for Grabs...Live (1991) | Pocket Full of Kryptonite (1991) | Homebelly Groove...Live (1992) |
Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the first studio album by American jam band Spin Doctors, released in August of 1991 (see 1991 in music).
Pocket Full of Kryptonite peaked at #1 and #3 on Billboard's Heatseekers and Billboard 200 albums charts.
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Track listing
all songs by Spin Doctors
- "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" - 4:38
- "What Time Is It?" - 4:50
- "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" - 3:54
- "Forty or Fifty" - 4:23
- "Refrigerator Car" - 4:46
- "More Than She Knows" - 2:12
- "Two Princes" - 4:18
- "Off My Line" - 3:58
- "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)" - 4:59
- "Shinbone Alley/Hard to Exist" - 12:42
Personnel
- Chris Barron - vocals
- John Bush - conga, tambourine
- Aaron Comess - percussion, conga, drums, Hammond organ, background vocals
- John Popper - harmonica, background vocals
- Eric Schenkman - guitar, piano, vocals
- Mark White - bass
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
- 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: Darrell Greene, Chris Gross, Nicky Lindeman
- Liner notes: Cree McCree
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | Heatseekers | 1 |
| 1992 | The Billboard 200 | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 |
| 1992 | "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1992 | "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 17 |
| 1992 | "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" | Top 40 Mainstream | 12 |
| 1993 | "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 28 |
| 1993 | "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
| 1993 | "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" | Top 40 Mainstream | 34 |
| 1993 | "Two Princes" | Adult Contemporary | 24 |
| 1993 | "Two Princes" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1993 | "Two Princes" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| 1993 | "Two Princes" | Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
| 1993 | "What Time Is It?" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 26 |
| 1995 | "Two Princes" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 7 |
| 1995 | "Two Princes" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 9 |
Trivia and references
- The album's title is obviously a reference to Kryptonite, a fictional substance from the Superman mythos, as is the phone booth on the cover. The track "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" refers to Jimmy Olsen, a supporting character from the same universe. See also: Superman in popular music.
- In the months following the success of the album, at least one issue of the Superman comic had Jimmy Olsen wearing a Spin Doctors t-shirt.