Beautiful Creature

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Beautiful Creature
Juliana Hatfield - Beautiful Creature.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 16, 2000
StudioFort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Genre Alternative rock
Length48:11
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.

Contents

Release

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B− [4]
Spin 6/10 [5]
The Village Voice Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [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" Sting 3:49
Total length:52:03

Personnel

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