Beautiful Creature

Beautiful Creature
Studio album by Juliana Hatfield
Released	May 16, 2000
Studio	Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	48:11
Label	Zoë/Island
Producer	Juliana 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

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

Critical reception

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Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[4]
Spin	6/10[5]
The Village Voice	[6]

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

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Juliana Hatfield, except where noted.

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Daniel"		4:31
2.	"Close Your Eyes"		3:21
3.	"Choose Drugs"		3:41
4.	"Cool Rock Boy"	Wally Gagel, Hatfield	4:00
5.	"Don't Rush Me"	Gagel, Hatfield	4:01
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Every Breath You Take"	Sting	3:49
Total length:			52:03

Personnel

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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

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1. Barclay, Michael (June 1, 2000). "Beautiful Creature". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
2. "Beautiful Creature by Juliana Hatfield". Metacritic. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Beautiful Creature - Juliana Hatfield". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
4. Tucker, Ken (May 19, 2000). "Beautiful Creature and Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
5. Clover, Joshua (July 2000). "Juliana Hatfield: Beautiful Creature". Spin. Spin Media LLC. p. 162.
6. Christgau, Robert (June 26, 2001). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.