Pocket Full of Kryptonite
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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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</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 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</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.
The album's title is a quote from the opening track, "Jimmy Olsen's Blues".
Track listing
Original album
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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
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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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Weekly charts
| Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
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| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>Template:Cite web Alt URL</ref> | 3 |
| European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 3 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)<ref name=FINI>Template:Cite book</ref> | 3 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 9 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1993) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 17 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 33 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 4 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 96 |
| European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 20 |
| European Debut Albums (European Top 100 Albums)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 3 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 33 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 12 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 33 |
| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 11 |
| US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 7 |
Decade-end charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200<ref name="1990sbb">Template:Cite book</ref> | 95 |
Certifications
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