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Juliana Hatfield
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: May 16, 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Zoe Records
  • ASIN: B00004T9RW
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,060 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Daniel
2. Close Your Eyes
3. Choose Drugs
4. Cool Rock Boy
5. Don't Rush Me
6. Slow Motion
7. Might Be in Love
8. Somebody's Waiting for Me
9. Until Tomorrow
10. Easy Way Out
11. Hotels
12. When You Loved Me
13. Cry in the Dark
14. Every Breath You Take [*]
15. When You Loved Me [US Mix][*]

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Juliana Hatfield hasn't released an album since 1998's Bed, which came on the heels of her ill-fated, unfinished and unreleased God's Foot. Beautiful Creature sounds much more complete than Bed, and proves to be her most entertaining release since 1992's Hey Babe. Full of songs about vulnerability and longing, it refuses to wilt into bland Lilith Fair grandeur. In fact, it's rather simple--Hatfield strums in front of the standard drums and bass, occasionally joined by strings or a keyboard line. The lyrics take up most of the space, thanks to Hatfield's airy, sighing delivery. Her voice is perfect for the mild "Might Be in Love" and the plaintively powerful "Don't Rush Me." While this is an excellent release, those who miss Hatfield's loud rockers should bypass Beautiful Creature and head straight for the sister release, Total System Failure, a crunchy stack of decibels by her new trio, Juliana's Pony. --Jason Josephes

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars She finally struck gold, May 17, 2000
By Andy Ashmore (Greer, SC United States) - See all my reviews
Maybe changing record labels was the best thing Juliana Hatfield could have done for herself. Hatfield's first Zoe release is breath taking, presenting more than several songs that leave you wondering, "Now why hasn't someone else written this before?"

This is not a typical Hatfield record, leaving out most of her signature electric guitar riffs, and substituting for an acoustic strum. Not to fear, this album has more power behind it than any of the other records. But not to fear, where she has replaced the feriocious guitars, she has by far made up in crafting her songs.

Juliana has always been a superior songwriter, setting herself apart from the Lilith wrung outs, by simply not fitting a mold, and bending where most don't bend. On "Beautiful Creature", she found where she did fit, contacted a real estate agent, and set up camp. On the second track, she sings of the typical bad dreams, but a third dimension to the emmotion of the song, when you just know that you have been in her shoes before.

Unlike her girl power acoustic strumming cohorts, Hatfield finishes her songs with common sense lyrics which are easy to understand, rather than the "see spot run" rhymes and poetry of say, Jewel, that leave the listener pretending to understand what she is trying to get across.

Hatfield never been an official member of that group anyways, giving her true rock crediblilty. The album does take a glimpse of that trait on songs such as "Cool Rock Boy", a techno beated, true rock song (as the title so cleverly hints at).

If you are reading this... this is the album you have been waiting for. If you are a newcomer to Juliana's music, this is a good place to start also. And even if you just stumbled across this by accident, it's probably for you too.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Simple elegance, July 20, 2000
By S. Johnston (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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I love Juliana Hatfield's music and have every one of her albums (including all the Blake Babies stuff). The dual release of Beautiful Creature and Total System Failure seems to be an exploration of her split musical persona, the "quiet" vs "grunge". I bought both discs and currently find myself playing Beautiful Creature more. Juliana's more introspective little-girl-lost voice on "Hey Babe" originally hooked me to her stuff, and there seems to be a similar simple elegance on this disc, songs like Close Your Eyes and Slow Motion coo and hush the ears into a sweet trance. But musically I don't hear much that isn't straight out of pop music's standard box of chord progressions; not meaning to sound hypercritical, but I know from past releases that Juliana has tons more talent tucked away. Not too many of Juliana's usually clever angular corners are turned (they're all reserved for Total System Failure where they are drowned in distortion), not as many jangling suspended chords in the trademark Juliana fashion, and (with the exception of "Until Tomorrow") all the songs on Beautiful Creature amble along to fairly uncomplicated beats in 4-4. Some of Juliana's angst-ish edge may have evaporated with these quieter reflections, but it still makes for great listening, it's simply Juliana in a different light, quieter, simpler. Still, here's hoping the next Juliana release is more like "Bed", mashing her two personas back into the one entity - angular punchy songs that are smoothed out by her sweet voice while not being drowned out by (too much) grunge.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Songs, May 26, 2001
The first time I ever heard this woman was on a movie and I waited until the credits and went to find the song on Napster. I found it and then I found some other stuff of hers. The song I first heard was "Might be in Love" and I LOVED it! Then I fell in love with "Somebody is Waiting For Me" and "Everybody Loves Me But You" and soon I began craving more so I downloaded all her songs, and I am HOOKED! But I must say I was suprised after listening to some of her harder music because of how mellow and easy these songs are on this CD. But I love this one. She is truly gifted. Every song is a masterpiece and I wish she would get more credit. She should be on the radio instead of all those dumb teeny bopper songstresses. Keep up the good work, Juliana.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't so impressed...
I don't think this album was one of her better ones. I was just disappointed by it...
Published 3 months ago by Angela Scott-Cox

2.0 out of 5 stars A Review For Fence-Sitters
I usually don't get much out of rave reviews from committed fans. Not that there's anything wrong with committed fans, all artists should be so lucky as to have them. Read more
Published on December 12, 2006 by Mister Charlie

5.0 out of 5 stars Juliana's best
I am a big JULIANA HATFIELD fan and BEAUTIFUL CREATURE is her best album. Check out the songs 2,3,6,7,8,9,11,12,13. Read more
Published on October 25, 2005 by ASH

5.0 out of 5 stars Varied and nearly flawless.
2000 was a busy year for Juliana Hatfield, she recorded two albums worth of material, each record quite different. Read more
Published on July 25, 2005 by Michael Stack

3.0 out of 5 stars Introspective album...
This is a very introspective album for a girl whose in her late teens/early twenties dealing with sex, finals, drugs and angst. I'm glad those days are over for me.
Published on November 14, 2004 by Stephen Cabral

5.0 out of 5 stars Juliana calls these acoustic demos DEMOs? DO MORE!
I recently rediscovered Juliana Hatfield. What made me put My Sister back in? I heard it on XFM, and thought man, it has been a long time since I heard that... Read more
Published on June 27, 2004 by Daniel Leithauser

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
Juliana Hatfield sang backup for AImee Mann, my favorite singer. She has a distinctive, pleasantly whiny voice that made me look in the liner notes to see who the hell was... Read more
Published on January 1, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars wow!
this is some of juliana's best work. it is a must have for all fans. she is open, honest, bothered, happy, in love all in one package. lots of caring and emotion! wow! get it!
Published on January 20, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Not her Best, but still good
Well Juliana has put out another album after a couple of years of disappearing act and its good, not her best like Only Everything, but still a good buy and listen.
Published on July 9, 2001 by Jake White

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but touches on sappy occasionally (3.5 stars)
It's quite a nice record... "Choose Drugs" is a bit off-putting, but I love "Hotels" and "I Think I Might Be In Love With You" (or whatever it's name... Read more
Published on May 16, 2001 by Nate Harpel

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