Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the first studio album (and second release) by American rock band Spin Doctors, released in August 1991. It peaks at # 1 and # 3 on Billboard's Heatseekers and Billboard 200 album charts, respectively. It was the band's best-selling album, and certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA.
It was remastered and reissued in 2011 as a twenty year anniversary edition, with bonus tracks added to the original album and second demo disc previously released only on cassette, plus two live songs.
The album's title is an excerpt from the opening song, "Jimmy Olsen's Blues", a funny song sung from the standpoint of Jimmy Olsen, a character in the Superman comic book series . In the song, Jimmy Olsen tries to woo Lois Lane from Superman, stating "I have a full pocket of Kryptonite", Kryptonite being a fictitious substance that weakens Superman. The cover, showing the phone booth, refers to Clark Kent often ducking into the nearest phone booth to turn into his Superman outfit.
Video Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Track list
Original album
All tracks written by Spin Doctors except as noted.
Note
- The song list for cassette releases can be found on the cassette recordings. Unlike the CD release of Pocket Full of Kryptonite , the cassette does not have a playlist on the back cover - only black & amp; White photography (as seen on vinyl and CD releases) is depicted. The digital cassette release Pocket Full of Kryptonite , however, displays black & amp; white photos from the band instead (no playlist).
- Live tracks on European releases also appeared on Homebelly Groove live album... Live (1992), and recorded September 27, 1990, at the Wetlands Preserve in New York.
2011 Anniversary Edition Disc 2
All tracks written by Spin Doctors except as recorded.
Maps Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Personnel
- Spin Doctors
- Chris Barron - main vocal
- Eric Schenkman - guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals in "Off My Line", piano in "Forty or Fifty"
- Mark White - bass
- Aaron Comess - drums, organs, backing vocals on "Little Miss Can not Be Wrong", congas on "Forty or Fifty"
- Additional musicians
- John Popper - harmonica on "More Than She Knows" and "Off My Line", backing vocals on "Two Princes"
- John Bush - rebana on "Off My Line", congas on "How Can You Want Him (When You Know You Can Own Me)?"
- Production
- Producers: Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie La Rocka, Doctor Spin
- Engineers: Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Marc Schwartz, Spin Doctors
- Assistant engineer: Jeff Lippay, Motley
- Mixing: Peter Denenberg, Frankie La Rocka, Spin Doctors
- Mastering: Ted Jensen in 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
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Albums
Singles
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References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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