Beautiful Creature

2000 studio album by Juliana Hatfield
Beautiful Creature
Studio album by
Juliana Hatfield
ReleasedMay 16, 2000
StudioFort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts
GenreAlternative rock
Length48:11
LabelZoë/Island
ProducerJuliana Hatfield, Wally Gagel, Davíd Garza, Andy Kravitz, Scott Litt
Juliana Hatfield chronology
Bed
(1998) 		Beautiful Creature
(2000) 		Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure
(2000)

Beautiful Creature is the fourth solo album by American singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield, released in 2000.

Release

Beautiful Creature was released simultaneously with Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
Spin6/10[5]
The Village Voice(dud)[6]

According to Metacritic, Beautiful Creature received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Juliana Hatfield, except where noted

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Daniel" 4:31
2."Close Your Eyes" 3:21
3."Choose Drugs" 3:41
4."Cool Rock Boy"Wally Gagel, Hatfield4:00
5."Don't Rush Me"Gagel, Hatfield4:01
6."Slow Motion" 2:53
7."Might Be in Love" 2:45
8."Somebody Is Waiting for Me" 3:24
9."Until Tomorrow" 4:44
10."The Easy Way Out" 3:23
11."Hotels" 4:28
12."When You Loved Me" 3:30
13."Cry in the Dark" 3:43
Total length:48:14
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Every Breath You Take"Sting3:49
Total length:52:03

Personnel

Musicians

  • Juliana Hatfield – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica
  • Jim Boggia – guitar, background vocals
  • Brian Brown – electric piano
  • Wally Gagel – bass guitar, guitar, drums, keyboards
  • Davíd Garza – bass guitar, guitar, piano, drums
  • John Thomasson – bass guitar
  • Duke Roth – cello
  • Michael Hale – drums, percussion
  • Andy Kravitz – drums, keyboards
  • Scott Litt – drums
  • Todd Philips – drums
  • Damon Richardson – drums
  • Jason Sutter – drums

Technical

  • Producers: Juliana Hatfield, Wally Gagel, Davíd Garza, Andy Kravitz, Scott Litt
  • Engineers: Brian Brown, Matthew Ellard, Keith Floyd, Wally Gagel, Andy Kravitz, Scott Litt
  • Assistant engineer: Victor Janacua
  • Mixing: Wally Gagel
  • Mastering: Brian Lee, Dr. Toby Mountain
  • Recorder: Wally Gagel
  • Programming: Wally Gagel
  • Photography: Gary Smith

References

  1. ^ Barclay, Michael (2000-06-01). "Beautiful Creature". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  2. ^ a b "Beautiful Creature by Juliana Hatfield". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Beautiful Creature - Juliana Hatfield". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  4. ^ Tucker, Ken (2000-05-19). "Beautiful Creature and Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  5. ^ Clover, Joshua (July 2000). "Juliana Hatfield: Beautiful Creature". Spin. Spin Media LLC. p. 162.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (2001-06-26). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
  • v
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Studio albums
EPs
Live albums
  • The White Broken Line: Live Recordings (2006)
Compilations
  • Gold Stars 1992–2002: The Juliana Hatfield Collection (2002)
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