Spin Doctors
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The Spin Doctors is a pseudo-hippie, jam-oriented blues rockers from New York City best known for their 1992 hits, Two Princes and Little Miss Can't Be Wrong.
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[edit] About
Formed in 1988 by members Chris Barron (lead vocals), Aaron Comess (drums), Mark White (bass) and Erik Schenkman (guitarist).
In 1990, the group signed a contract deal with Epic Records/Sony Music under A&R executive, Frankie LaRocka. Their Epic debut EP, Up For Grabs was recorded live at Westlands in Lower Manhattan and released in January 1991.
In August 1991, they released their full-length debut album, Rocket Full of Kryptonite. Initially, it was less successful until MTV and radio began playing the songs, Two Princes and Little Miss Can't Be Wrong. The result was tremendous and eventually, the album went gold in September 1992 and received another boost in sales after the band's appearance on Saturday Night Live in October 1992. Soon after, the album reached a million mark in January 1993 and entered the Billboard Top ten a month later.
By June 1993, the album was certified triple Platinum and had entered the Top Five among Billboard Pop Albums while spinning off two major hit singles, Little Miss Can't Be Wrong and Two Princes.
In June 1994, the Spin Doctors released their sophomore album under Epic, Turn It Upside Down (co-produced by Pete Denenberg and Frankie LaRocka). The album featured new originals like Biscuit Head, Bags of Dirt and You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast. But unfortunately, the album wasn't as successful as their first although it did sell a million copies and its second single, You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast was a modest hit (entered at #48 on the pop chart). Shortly, after releasing Turn it Upside Down, Erik Schenkman left the band citing both musical and personal differences, which eventually replaced by Anthony Krizan.
By September 1994, Turn It Upside Down album turned gold and gone Platinum by March of 1995 in the US and moving an additional million copies sold overseas.
Their third Epic follow-up, You Got To Believe in Something (produced by Danny Kortchmar) was released in May 1996. But the album sold poorly that resulted the group to lose their contract.
After the released of the said album, Anthony Krizan left the band for an unknown reason and Eran Tabid was replacing him. Also during this time, Ivan Neville joined the group on keyboards.
In 1998, the group signed under a new label Uptown/Universal and released their fourth album Here Comes The Bride. But during the recording, Mark White left the band and Aaron Comess finished the remaining bass tracks on the album. Later on, Chris Barron lost his voice due to a rare case of vocal cord paralysis. Keyboardist Ivan Neville took over Chris Barron's duties for a few dates of their Here Comes The Bride tour. Eventually, the band cancelled the remaining days of the tour.
Chris retrieved his voice in the late 2000 and start performing with his own band Chris Barron and the Give Daddy Five.
The group's career remained stagnant until 2001 when the closing of the famous New York City Club Westlands brought the four back together.
They started playing one-offs and eventually recorded a comeback album, Nice Talking To Me on September 13, 2005 under Ruff Nation/Universal.
They also made a guest appearance on the children's book & its accompanying album by Children's Author/Artist Sandra Boynton singing Tantrum.
[edit] Band Members
- Chris Barron (Vocalist)
- Eric Schenkman (Guitarist)
- Aaron Comess (Drummer)
- Mark White (Bassist)
[edit] Awards
Nominated
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | American Music Award | Favorite pop/rock album ( Pocket Full of Kryptonite ) |
| 1994 | Grammy Award | Best Vocal Performance by duo or group ( for Two Princes ) |
[edit] Certifications
| Year | Album | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Pocket Full of Kryptonite | 5x Platinum |
| 1994 | Turn It Upside Down | Platinum |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | US | UK | Ireland | Norway | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Little Miss Can't Be Wrong | 17 | 23 | 27 | - | Pocket Full of Kryptonite |
| 1992 | Two Princes | 7 | 3 | 5 | - | Pocket Full of Kryptonite |
| 1993 | Jimmy Olson's Blues | 28 | 40 | - | 2 | Pocket Full of Kryptonite |
| 1993 | What Time Is It | - | 56 | - | - | Pocket Full of Kryptonite |
| 1994 | Cleopatra's Cat | 84 | 29 | - | - | Turn It Upside Down |
| 1994 | Have You Ever Seen the Rain? | - | - | - | - | Have You Ever Seen the Rain? |
| 1994 | Mary Jane | - | 55 | - | - | Turn It Upside Down |
| 1994 | You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast | 42 | 66 | - | - | Turn It Upside Down |
| 1996 | She Used to be Mine | - | 55 | - | - | You've Got to Believe in Something |
| 2005 | Can't Kick the Habit | - | - | - | - | Nice Talking to Me |
[edit] News
[edit] Tours & Concerts
03/22/07 - Orange Beach, Alabama (The Amphitheatre @ The Wharf)
05/04/07 - Birmingham, Alabama (Crawfish Boil @ Railroad Reservation Park)
05/05/07 - Jackson, Mississippi (Miller Lite Crawfish Boil @ Mississippi Coliseum Fairgrounds)
09/03/07 - Memphis, Tennessee (Delta Fair & Music Festival)
09/28/07 - Rye, New York (Shenorock Shore Club)
10/03/07 - Spartanburg, South Carolina (Zimmerli Amphitheatre)
10/26/07 - Ridgefield, Connecticut (The Ridgefield Playhouse)
10/28/07 - Arlington, Virginia (Crystal Rocks Festival)
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 August 20, 1991 Epic Records |
 June 14, 1994 Epic Records |
 May 1996 Epic Records |
 June 1, 1999 Uptown/Universal |
 September 13, 2005 Ruffnation Music |
[edit] Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?) | Epic |
| 1992 | Little Miss Can't Be Wrong | Epic |
| 1992 | Two Princes | Epic |
| 1993 | Jimmy Olson's Blues | Epic |
| 1993 | What Time Is It | Epic |
| 1994 | Cleopatra's Cat | Epic |
| 1994 | Have You Ever Seen the Rain? | Epic |
| 1994 | Mary Jane | Epic |
| 1994 | You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast | Epic |
| 1996 | She Used to be Mine | Epic |
| 2005 | Can't Kick the Habit | Ruffnation Music |
[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
 January 1991 Epic Records |
 November 24, 1992 Epic Records |
 October 24, 2000 Sony Records |
 July 1, 2001 Sony Special Products |
 2003 Sony Records |
 May 28, 2007 Camden |
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[edit] Influences
[edit] Contemporaries
[edit] Trivia
- Lead vocalist, Chris Barron, lost his voice from a rare form of vocal cord paralysis. This happend during the tour for the album Here Comes The Bride. (1999) Chris received his voice back in the end of the year 2000.
- The Spin Doctors lost their record contract with Epic in 1996 after the album You've Got to Believe in Something was released. The album sold poorly.
- In 1992 the album Pocket Full of Kryptonite sold over 5 million copies. The popularity of the album was gained from MTV and the radio stations airing their songs. The album also gained a lot of sales after The Spin Doctors appeared on Saturday Night Live in October of 1992.
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