Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the debut studio album by the American rock band Spin Doctors, released in August 1991.
Though the band had a small devoted fanbase, initial album sales of 60,000 units were mediocre for a major label act. By mid-1992 interest in the band grew after several radio stations started playing the single "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong". The combined strength of the single along with the follow-up song "Two Princes" led to the album's peaking at number 1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and number 3 Billboard 200 albums charts, respectively. It is the band's best selling album, and was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.
The album 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".
Track listing Original album
Notes 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.
2011 anniversary edition disc 2
Personnel Spin Doctors Chris Barron – lead vocals Eric Schenkman – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Off My Line", piano on "40 or 50" Mark White – bass Aaron Comess – drums, organ, backing vocals on "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", congas on "40 or 50"
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 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
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Pocket Full of Kryptonite Chart (1992–1993) Peakposition Danish Albums (Hitlisten) Alt URL 3European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)3 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)3Irish Albums (IRMA)9
Year-end charts +1993 year-end chart performance for Pocket Full of Kryptonite Chart (1993) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 17 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 33Canadian Albums (RPM) 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 96European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) 20European Debut Albums (European Top 100 Albums) 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 33 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 12 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 33UK Albums (OCC) 11 US Billboard 200 7
Decade-end charts +Decade-end chart performance for Pocket Full of KryptoniteChart (1990–1999)Position US Billboard 20095
Certifications
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