Turn It Upside Down
| Turn It Upside Down | ||||
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| Studio album by Spin Doctors | ||||
| Released | June 14, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | March 1994 | |||
| Studio | Clinton Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Funk rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 52:31 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer |
Peter Denenberg, Frankie La Rocka, Spin Doctors | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Rolling Stone | |
Turn It Upside Down is the second studio album and fourth release overall by American rock band Spin Doctors, released in 1994. It is the studio follow up album the hugely successful RIAA 5x Platinum album Pocket Full of Kryptonite. Though not as commercially or critically successful as their debut album, "Turn It Upside Down" has been certified Platinum in the US and also overseas (collectively). It also yielded 3 minor hit singles "Cleopatra's Cat", "Mary Jane" and "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast" in the UK, with lead single "Cleopatra's Cat" making the top 30 (No.29); "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast" was also a minor US hit, just missing out on the Top 40, peaking at No.42.
Track listing
All tracks written by Spin Doctors except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Fat Funky Booty" | 4:15 | |
| 2. | "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast" | 3:49 | |
| 3. | "Cleopatra's Cat" | 4:04 | |
| 4. | "Hungry Hamed's" | 5:11 | |
| 5. | "Biscuit Head" | 4:19 | |
| 6. | "Indifference" | Schenkman, Linda Kelly | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Bags of Dirt" | 4:47 | |
| 8. | "Mary Jane" | Barron, Bob Lewis | 3:41 |
| 9. | "More Than Meets the Ear" | 3:55 | |
| 10. | "Laraby's Gang" | Barron | 3:39 |
| 11. | "At This Hour" | 3:53 | |
| 12. | "Someday All This Will Be Road" | 4:41 | |
| 13. | "Beasts in the Woods" | 4:34 | |
| Total length: | 52:31 | ||
Personnel
- Spin Doctors
- Chris Barron - lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Mary Jane"
- Eric Schenkman - guitar, lead vocals on "Indifference", backing vocals on "Bags of Dirt", piano on "More Than Meets the Ear"
- Mark White - bass
- Aaron Comess - drums, clavinet on "Big Fat Funky Booty", piano on "Mary Jane", organ on "Laraby's Gang"
- Additional musicians
- Andrew Comess - organ on "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast" and "Mary Jane"
- Production
- Producers: Peter Denenberg, Frankie La Rocka, Spin Doctors
- Engineer: Peter Denenberg
- Mixing: Peter Denenberg
- Mastering: Ted Jensen
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 28 |
| 1994 | UK Album Chart | 3 |
| 1994 | Norwegian Album Chart | 16 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Mainstream Rock | Modern Rock | Hot 100 | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Cleopatra's Cat" | 22 | 22 | 84 | 29 |
| 1994 | "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast" | 8 | 20 | 42 | 66 |
| 1994 | "Mary Jane" | - | - | - | 55 |