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| recorded  = July–December 1990
| recorded  = July–December 1990
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*[[Power Station (recording studio)|Power Station]], New York City, New York
*RPM, New York City, New York
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*ACME Recording, [[Mamaroneck, New York]]
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  | single2    = [[Two Princes]]
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  | single2date = January 4, 1993<ref>{{cite magazine|title=AOR: Famous Firsts|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=973|page=44|date=January 1, 1993}}</ref>
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'''''Pocket Full of Kryptonite''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by the American [[Rock music|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 charts|Billboard]]'' [[Top Heatseekers]] and [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums charts, respectively. It is currently the band's best selling album, and was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
'''''Pocket Full of Kryptonite''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Spin Doctors]], released in August 1991. The album initially sold 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 charts|Billboard]]'' [[Top Heatseekers]] and [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums charts, respectively. It is currently the band's best selling album, and was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


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.
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.
The album's title is a quote from the opening track, "Jimmy Olsen's Blues".


==Track listing==
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Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the debut studio album by the American rock band Spin Doctors, released in August 1991. The album initially sold 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.[1] 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.[2]

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".

Track listing

Original album

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Notes

2011 anniversary edition disc 2

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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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Certifications

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References

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