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Spin Doctors Compilation & Best Of Releases

Last update 2022-10-18

Over the years, the Spin Doctors contributed to a number of compilation albums and soundtracks. Those are listed here as well as most of the “Best Of” sampler released by Sony. We decided to leave out compilation releases that include “Two Princes” though as there are way to many over the decades …

Grandma's Boy - Music From The Motion Picture

Released January 3rd, 2006

1. The Twenty Twos – “Another Day”
2. Bloc Party – “Helicopter”
3. The Futureheads – “Meantime”
4. Zion I – “Spinning”
5. The Daylights – “Little Girl”
6. Fischerspooner – “Never Win”
7. Paul Wall featuring Big Pokey of the S.U.C. – “Sittin’ Sidewayz”
8. The Mooney Suzuki – “Alive & Amplified”
9. Spin Doctors – “Can’t Kick The Habit”
10. VHS or Beta – “Night On Fire”
11. Moving Units – “Anymore”
12. Aphex Twin – “Window Licker”
13. IMA Robot – “STD Dance”
14. Kool Keith and Kutmasta Kurt – “Grandma’s Boyee”

Original sountrack to a new movie from Adam Sandler’s production company Happy Madison and 20th Century Fox. Includes the full 8-minutes version of “Can’t Kick The Habit”.

KPRI Live Tracks Volume 3

Released Fall 2005

1. Babylon – David Gray

2. Back To Me – Kathleen Edwards

3. Somewhere Only We Know – Keane

4. Happy To Be With You – Eve Selis

5. KC Moan – Bob Weir

6. Better Now – Collective Soul

7. Free In You – Indigo Girls

8. Eleanor – Low Millions

9. Angel – Sarah McLachlan

10. Fortunate Son – John Fogerty

11. Two Princes – Spin Doctors

12. Come To Jesus – Mindy Smith

13. Zebra – The John Butler Trio

14. I Know It Well – Ron Sexsmith

15. Your So Damn Pretty – The Coyote Problem

16. Collide – Howie Day

17. Long Way Home – Maia Sharp

18. Lonely People – Jars Of Clay

19. Life Is Wonderful – Jason Mraz

Charity release by the San Diego-based radio station KPRI. It features Chris Barron and Eric Schenkman performing an acoustic version of “Two Princes” which is only available on this CD. Recorded on May, 7th, 2003 at the KPRI Morning Show.

WTTS Collectors Edition Volume 11

Released December 2nd, 2005

1. Marc Broussard “Home”

2. Bodeans “Good Things”

3. Low Millions “Eleanor”

4. Sting “I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying”

5. Carbon Leaf “Life Less Ordinary”

6. Barenaked Ladies “One Week”

7. Alanis Morisette “Hands Clean”

8. Spin Doctors “Two Princes”

9. Indigo Girls “Galileo”

10. Amos Lee “Keep It Loose Keep It Tight”

11. Kyle Riabko “What Did I Get Myself Into”

12. Nickel Creek “When In Rome”

13. Aqualung “Brighter Than Sunshine”

Charity album with all-exclusive performances. “Two Princes” was recorded in summer 2005 when Spin Doctors stopped by the WTTS studios in Indianapolis before the gig at The Music Mill on July 20.

KINK Live 8

Released September 23, 2005

1. Gonna Be Some Changes Made – Bruce Hornsby

2. Eleanor – Low Millions

3. Wordplay – Jason Mraz

4. December – Collective Soul

5. 100 Years – Five For Fighting

6. Life Less Ordinary – Carbon Leaf

7. All At Sea – Jamie Cullum

8. Everybody’s Changing – Keane

9. I’ll Be – Edwin McCain

10. Run – Snow Patrol

11. Hang On Little Tomato – Pink Martini

12. What Did I Get Myself Into? – Kyle Riabko

13. Home – Marc Broussard

14. (Who Discovered) America – Ozomatli

15. Walking With A Ghost – Tegan And Sara

16. Arms Of A Woman – Amos Lee

17. Hard Road – The Shore

18. Where I Come From – Rye Hollow

19. Won’t Give In – Finn Brothers

20. Two Princes – Spin Doctors

21. A Lifetime – Better Than Ezra

Includes a live version of the Spin Doctors classic track “Two Princes”, recorded live at the KINK FM studio, Portland Oregon on June 26, 2005.

Desciption: “Music for readers. Jason Mraz, Bruce Hornsby and Pink Martini are among artists who contribute to the eighth volume of this limited edition series, which benefits SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) early literacy program.”

Review by Portland Picks : ” […] All songs are acoustic and recorded in the KINK Live Performance Lounge. Artists like Bruce Hornsby (“Gonna Be Some Changes Made”), Jason Mraz (“Wordplay”) and Spin Doctor[s] (“Two Princes”) are phenomenal. Five For Fighting’s “100 Years” is a serious tear-jerker…reminding us how life really does fly by before you know it. […]”

The CD was only available via Starbucks in the US states of Oregon and Washington or through starbucks.com. Very limited quantity (ca. 10.000).

Dog Train

Workman Publishing Company, October 2005

1. SPIN DOCTORS – Tantrum

2. BLUES TRAVELER – Dog Train

3. MARK LANEGAN – Sneakers

4. BILLY J. KRAMER – Cow Planet

5. STEVE LAWRENCE & EYDIE GORME – Boring Song

6. THE BACON BROTHERS with MICKEY HART – Pots and Pans

7. “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC & KATE WINSLET – I Need a Nap

8. ALISON KRAUSS – Evermore

9. JOHN ONDRASIK of FIVE FOR FIGHTING – Penguin Lament

10. THE PHENOMENAUTS – (Don’t Give Me That) Broccoli

11. ROB HYMAN & ERIC BAZILIAN – Dragonfire

12. DOSHIE LUTHER – Wave Bye-Bye

13. HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH – Rock to Sleep 5

Spin Doctors recorded the song “Tantrum” for this CD packed with children’s songs by the well known writer Sandra Boynton. Released in October 2005, release party took place at a private show featuring Spin Doctors on November 2nd, 2005 at Times Square, NYC.

Some details about “Tantrum”: Music by Sandra Boynton and Michael Ford, lyrics by Sandra Boynton. Boynton and Ford also produced the whole album, and Michael Ford is playing the piano on “Tantrum”. The Spins track was recorded at Avatar Studios, NYC. Recording engineer was Chris Tergesen, assistant ingeneer Aya Takemura. “Tantrum” clocks in at 3:12 min.

Space Jam - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture

(Workman Publishing Company, October 2005)

1. Fly Like an Eagle

2. Winner

3. Space Jam

4. I Believe I Can Fly

5. Hit ‘Em High (The Monstars’ Anthem)

6. I Found My Smile Again

7. For You I Will

8. Upside Down (‘Round-n-‘Round)

9. Givin’ U All That I’ve Got

10. Basketball Jones

11. I Turn to You

12. All of My Days

13. That’s the Way (I Like It) – Spin Doctors feat. Biz Markie

14. Buggin’

Track 13 is a remix of the hidden track from YGTBIS. It’s very different to the album version as it has additional guitar work by Dan Kortchmar, additional horns by Todd Horton, Andrew Lippman and Erik Lawrence, keyboards by Ivan Neville. The moaning by Theresa Fitzgerald was edited as well. Additional keyboard and drum work by Rashad Smith and Armando Colon. Remixed by Rashad Smith, produced by Dan Kortchmar and Peter Denenberg.

Note: The cover shown on this site is the one from the vinyl release; CD cover was different.

Philadelphia - Music From The Motion Picture

(Epic, 1993)

1. Streets Of Philadelphia

2. Lovetown

3. It’s In Your Eyes

4. Ibo Lele (Dreams Come True)

5. Please Send Me Someone To Love

6. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? – Spin Doctors

7. I Don’t Wanna Talk About It

8. La Mamma Morta

9. Philadelphia

10. Precedent

“Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by CCR, covered by the Spin Doctors for the Philadelphia soundtrack. Also released as a promo and single.

Stone Free - A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix

(Reprise Records, 1993, Cat#9362-45438-2)

1. Purple Haze

2. Stone Free

3. Spanish Castle Magic – Spin Doctors

4. Red House

5. Hey Joe

6. Manic Depression

7. Fire

8. Bold as Love

9. You Got Me Floatin’

10. I Don’t Live Today

11. Are You Experienced?

12. Crosstown Traffic

13. Third Stone from the Sun

14. Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)

Jimi Hendrix tribute album featuring The Cure, Eric Clapton and others. The Spins track was produced and engineered by Eddie Kramer at The Power Station, NY.

Official Spin Doctors "Best Of" Releases

Last update 2022-10-06

Most of the “Best Of” sampler released by Sony. (We decided to leave out compilation releases that include “Two Princes” though as there are way to many over the decades …)

Playlist: The Very Best Of Spin Doctors

released January 13th, 2009

1. What Time Is It?/Off My Line
2. Big Fat Funky Booty (Live)
3. Two Princes
4. Nice Talking To Me
5. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
6. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast
7. If Wishes Were Horses
8. Cleopatra’s Cat
9. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
10. Genuine
11. Bags Of Dirt
12. Margarita
13. How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Can Have Me)
14. Refrigerator Car (Live)

From the product description: “Not just the hits, but…the life-changing songs. The out-of-print tracks. The fan favorites everyone loves. The songs that make the artists who they are. You’ll no doubt enjoy the sound of the beautifully remastered songs on this CD, unlike the compromised sound of an MP3 file. (…) But we think the thing you’ll appreciate most about this Playlist is that even though you didn’t make it, you might wish you did. Full liner notes, photos, and more included as a PDF file on this CD.”

Super Hits

Sony, released November 4th, 2008

1. Two Princes 4:18
2. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong 3:55
3. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues 4:39
4. Cleopatra’s Cat 4:06
5. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast 3:52
6. Piece of Glass 4:23
7. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? 2:39
8. Uranium Century 3:56
9. Woodstock 4:42
10. You’ve Got to Believe in Something 4:00

Another „Greatest Hits“-compilation with a rather odd song selection.

The Best Of Spin Doctors

Sony, released January 19th, 2004

1. Two Princes
2. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
3. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
4. What Time Is It?
5. Cleopatra’s Cat
6. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast
7. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
8. Mary Jane
9. She Used To Be Mine
10. You Got To Believe In Something
11. Refrigerator Car
12. How Could You Want Him (Whenou Know ou Could Have Me)?
13. Woodstock
14. I Can’t Believe You Still With Her
15. If Wishes Were Horses
16. Indifference
17. House
18. Yo Mama’s A Pajama (live)

Another “Best of”-Compilation from Sony, available digitally on all streaming services,

Two Princes - The Best Of Spin Doctors

Sony, European Nice Price Best Of, 2003

1. Two Princes
2. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
3. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
4. Mary Jane
5. Woodstock (live)
6. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast
7. She Used To Be Mine
8. Cleopatra’s Cat
9. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
10. You Got To Believe In Something
11. Off My Line
12. If Wishes Were Horses
13. Piece Of Glass

Another “Best of”-Compilation from Sony, released for the European market. Some rare B-Sides are included.

Can't Be Wrong

Sony Music Special Products, US-only Nice Price Best Of; released 2001

1. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast
2. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
3. What Time Is It?
4. How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Can Have Me)
5. Stepped on a Crack [Live]
6. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
7. Big Fat Funky Booty
8. Mary Jane
9. Yo Mamas a Pajama [Live]
10. Shinbone Alley [Live]

This “Nice Price” compilation was released only a few months after the release of “Just Go Ahead Now – A Retrospective”. The disc features 10 tracks from the first two studio albums and from “Homebelly Groove … Live”.

Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective

Epic, 2001

1. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
2. What Time Is It?
3. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
4. How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)
5. Two Princes
6. Cleopatra’s Cat
7. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast
8. Indifference
9. Big Fat Funky Booty
10. Hungry Hamed’s
11. House
12. I Can’t Believe You’re Still With Her
13. If Wishes Were Horses
14. She Used To Be Mine
15. Miss America
16. You’ve Got To Believe in Something
17. Refrigerator Car (Live)

Released in 2001. A collection of songs from Pocket Full of Kryptonite (tracks 1-5), Turn It Upside Down (tracks 6-10), and You’ve Got To Believe in Something (tracks 10-14, and 16). Also, one track from Homebelly Groove (“Refrigerator Car”) and one song from the She Used To Be Mine single (“Miss America”) are included.