Pocket Full of Kryptonite
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{{Infobox album
| name = Pocket Full of Kryptonite
| type = studio
| artist = Spin Doctors
| cover = Spindocs pocket kryptonite.JPG
| alt =
| released = {{startdate|1991|8|20}}
| recorded = July–December 1990
| studio = {{flatlist|
- Power Station, New York City, New York
- RPM, New York City, New York
- ACME Recording, Mamaroneck, New York
}}
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=50|s=30}}
| label = Epic
| producer =
- Frank Aversa
- Peter Denenberg
- Frankie LaRocka
- Spin Doctors
| prev_title = Up for Grabs...Live
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Homebelly Groove...Live
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Pocket Full of Kryptonite
| type = studio
| single1 = Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
| single1date = 1992
| single2 = Two Princes
| single2date = January 4, 1993{{cite magazine|title=AOR: Famous Firsts|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=973|page=44|date=January 1, 1993}}
| single3 = Jimmy Olsen's Blues
| single3date = 1993
| single4 = What Time Is It?
| single4date = 1993
| single5 = How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)
| single5date = 1993{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOGBcYN1Hu4 | title=Spin Doctors - How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Can Have Me) | website=YouTube }}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pocket-full-of-kryptonite-mw0000674620|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite – Spin Doctors|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=December 27, 2010}}
| rev2 = Calgary Herald
| rev2score = BAlberts, Sheldon (October 6, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
| rev3 = Chicago Tribune
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-10-31-9104070907-story.html|title=Spin Doctors: Pocket Full of Kryptonite (Epic)|last=May|first=Mitchell|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 31, 1991|access-date=December 24, 2018}}
| rev4 = Christgau's Consumer Guide
| rev4score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3866|chapter=The Spin Doctors: Pocket Full of Kryptonite|access-date=December 24, 2018|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|publisher=St. Martin's Press|year=2000|isbn=0-312-24560-2|title-link=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s}}
| rev5 = Music Week
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums|magazine=Music Week|date=March 13, 1993|page=20|accessdate=January 29, 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-03-13.pdf}}
| rev6 = Q
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Spin Doctors: Pocket Full of Kryptonite|journal=Q|issue=79|date=April 1993|page=88}}
| rev7 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book|chapter=Spin Doctors|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/768 768]|title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide}}
| rev8 = Select
| rev8score = {{rating|3|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}{{cite magazine|first=Danny|last=Scott|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/03/albums23.jpg|title=Reviews: New Albums — Sound Bites|work=Select|date=March 1993|page=73|access-date=December 30, 2024}}
}}
Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the debut studio album by the American rock band Spin 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 (including WEQX in Vermont) started playing the single "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" in mid-1992.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/spin-doctors-miracle-cure-179471/|title = Spin Doctors: Miracle Cure|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = January 7, 1993}} 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 the Billboard Top Heatseekers and Billboard 200 albums charts, respectively. It is currently the band's best selling album, and was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=spin%20doctors&format=&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=RIAA searchable certification database|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=December 27, 2010}}
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 of Jimmy Olsen, a character in the Superman comic book series. In the song, Jimmy Olsen tries to woo Lois Lane away from Superman, stating "I got a pocket full of Kryptonite," referring to a fictional substance that weakens Superman. The album 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=
{{Track listing
| total_length = 50:30
| all_writing = Spin Doctors except as noted
| title1 = Jimmy Olsen's Blues
| length1 = 4:38
| title2 = What Time Is It?
| length2 = 4:50
| title3 = Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
| length3 = 3:54
| title4 = Forty or Fifty
| length4 = 4:23
| title5 = Refrigerator Car
| length5 = 4:46
| title6 = More Than She Knows
| writer6 = Eric Schenkman, Simon Lambert, Graham Clark, J.P. Fitting
| length6 = 2:12
| title7 = Two Princes
| length7 = 4:18
| title8 = Off My Line
| writer8 = John David Bell, Spin Doctors
| length8 = 3:58
| title9 = How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)
| length9 = 4:59
| title10 = Shinbone Alley/Hard to Exist
| writer10 = Spin Doctors, John Popper
| length10 = 12:42
}}
{{Track listing
| total_length = 70:13
| headline = Bonus tracks for European edition (Epic 468250 9){{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Spin-Doctors-Pocket-Full-Of-Kryptonite/release/3086730 |title=Spin Doctors – Pocket Full of Kryptonite |publisher=Discogs |date= |access-date=March 15, 2012}}
| title11 = Yo Mamas a Pajama
| note11 = live, 1990-09-27 @ Wetlands Preserve, NY
| length11 = 4:03
| title12 = Sweet Widow
| note12 = live, 1990-09-27 @ Wetlands Preserve, NY
| length12 = 11:38
| title13 = Stepped on a Crack
| note13 = live, 1990-09-27 @ Wetlands Preserve, NY
| length13 = 4:02
}}
{{Track listing
| total_length = 54:59
| headline = 2011 Anniversary edition disc 1 bonus track
| title11 = Hard to Exist
| note11 = B-side of "How Could You Want Him" single
| writer11 = Barron, Schenkman, Popper, Comess
| length11 = 4:29
}}
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=
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Spin Doctors except as noted
| headline = 1989 "Can't Say No" Demo, recorded Aug 1989 Greene Street Studios, New York City
| title1 = Jimmy Olsen's Blues
| length1 = 5:13
| title2 = Can't Say No
| writer2 = Schenkman
| length2 = 2:20
| title3 = Hard to Exist
| writer3 = Barron, Schenkman, Popper, Comess
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = At This Hour
| length4 = 5:37
| title5 = 40 or 50
| length5 = 4:39
| title6 = Big Fat Funky Booty
| length6 = 4:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 1990 "Piece of Glass" Demo, recorded March 1990 RPM Studios, New York City
| title7 = What Time Is It?
| length7 = 4:08
| title8 = How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)
| length8 = 5:44
| title9 = Hungry Hamed's
| length9 = 4:39
| title10 = House
| length10 = 4:19
| title11 = Two Princes
| length11 = 4:41
| title12 = Refrigerator Car
| length12 = 4:05
| title13 = Rosetta Stone
| length13 = 6:10
| title14 = Freeway of the Plains
| writer14 = Gregg Buscaglia, Barron, Schenkman, Popper, Fogel
| length14 = 5:48
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Live tracks
| total_length = 75:15
| title15 = Turn it Upside Down
| note15 = Live July 19, 1993, Kingswood Music Theater, Toronto, Canada
| length15 = 4:41
| title16 = Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
| note16 = Live September 25, 1990, Continental Divide, New York City
| length16 = 4:05
}}
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
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for Pocket Full of Kryptonite ! scope="col"| Chart (1992–1993) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Spin Doctors|album=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Austria|3|artist=Spin Doctors|album=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Canada|1|chartid=1761|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|13|artist=Spin Doctors|album=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten){{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-07-17.pdf|title=Top National Sellers: Denmark|work=Music & Media|page=16|date=July 17, 1993|access-date=September 22, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302000000/https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-07-17.pdf|url-status=live}} [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-07-17.pdf#page=14 Alt URL]
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scope="row"|European Albums (European Top 100 Albums){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-08-14.pdf#page=14|title=European Top 100 Albums|magazine=Music & Media|date=July 17, 1993|page=14|accessdate=April 19, 2022}}
|align=center|3 |
scope="row"| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts){{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | language= fi}}
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{{album chart|Germany4|5|id=1645|artist=Spin Doctors|album=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Hungary|33|year=1993|week=29|rowheader=true|access-date=November 25, 2021}} |
scope="row"|Irish Albums (IRMA){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-08-07.pdf#page=14|title=Top National Sellers: Ireland|work=Music & Media|page=16|date=August 7, 1993|access-date=September 22, 2021}}
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{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Spin Doctors|album=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Norway|2|artist=Spin Doctors|album=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|4|artist=Spin Doctors|album=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Spin Doctors|album=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|UK2|2|date=19930822|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Spin Doctors|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Spin Doctors|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
=Decade-end charts=
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|+Decade-end chart performance for Pocket Full of Kryptonite !Chart (1990–1999) !Position |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{Cite book | author = Geoff Mayfield | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4 | title = 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 | publisher = Billboard | date = December 25, 1999 | access-date = October 15, 2010}}
| style="text-align:center;"|95 |
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Certifications
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for Pocket Full of Kryptonite}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1993|access-date=November 27, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1994|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1991|certyear=1993|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|title=Pocket|artist=Spin Doctor|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1994|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1993|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1993|id=1993-10-08|source=newchart|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1993|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1993|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Platinum|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|id=5138-1028-2|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=1991|certyear=1995|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|type=album|title=Pocket Full of Kryptonite|artist=Spin Doctors|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1993|certref={{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-10-30.pdf|title=Music and Media|date=1993-10-30|website=Americanradiohistory.com|access-date=March 25, 2022}}}}
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References
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