Hey Babe

For other uses, see Hey Babe!

Hey Babe is the debut solo album by American musician Juliana Hatfield, released in 1992.^[3]

Hey Babe
Studio album by Juliana Hatfield
Released	March 17, 1992 (1992-03-17)
Recorded	1991
Studio	Fort Apache (Cambridge, Massachusetts)[1]
Genre	Alternative rock power pop[2]
Length	43:01
Label	Mammoth
Producer	Gary Smith
Juliana Hatfield chronology
Hey Babe (1992) Become What You Are (1993)
Singles from Album
"Everybody Loves Me but You" Released: 1992 "Forever Baby" Released: 1992 "I See You" Released: 1992

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Chicago Tribune	[5]
Classic Pop	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[7]
NME	7/10[8]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Select	4/5[12]
Uncut	8/10[13]

The New York Times noted that the album tends "toward bubblegum-sweet melodies and quirky little romantic narratives using the half-mature language of a collegiate creative-writing class."^[14]

In a 2018 article, The Guardian referred to the album as a "largely forgotten minor masterpiece."^[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everybody Loves Me but You"		3:37
2.	"Lost and Saved"	Hatfield, John Strohm	3:59
3.	"I See You"		3:33
4.	"The Lights"		5:22
5.	"Nirvana"		4:05
6.	"Forever Baby"		3:08
7.	"Ugly"		3:14
8.	"No Outlet"		4:01
9.	"Quit"		3:44
10.	"Get Off Your Knees"		2:52
11.	"No Answer"		5:26
Total length:			43:01

All tracks are written by Juliana Hatfield, except where noted

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.^[1]

• Juliana Hatfield – vocals (all tracks), guitar (2-11), bass guitar (1-6, 8, 9, 11), "horns" (2)
• Evan Dando – guitar (1, 4), vocals (1, 2)
• Chick Graning – slide guitar (8), EBow (8)
• Mike Leahy – guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11)
• Gary Smith – guitar (6)
• Clay Tarver – guitar (5, 10)
• Paul Trudeau – drums (3, 8, 9)
• Michael Wegner – guitar (8, 9)
• Mike Watt – bass (10)
• Todd Philips – drums (1, 2, 4-6, 10, 11)
• John Wesley Harding – vocals (2, 3)

Production

• Gary Smith – producer
• Steve Balcom – executive producer
• Jay Faires – executive producer
• Adam Lasus – engineer
• Carl Plaster – engineer
• Paul Q. Kolderie – mixing
• Sean Slade – mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering

References

1. Hey Babe (CD liner notes). Juliana Hatfield. USA: Mammoth Records. 1992. MR0035-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. Segretto, Mike (2022). "1992". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 513. ISBN 9781493064601.
3. Rogers, Ray (Mar 1992). "Sound Advice — Hey Babe by Juliana Hatfield". Interview. Vol. 22, no. 3. p. 28.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hey Babe – Juliana Hatfield". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
5. Kot, Greg (June 18, 1992). "Juliana Hatfield: Hey Babe (Mammoth)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
6. Biggane, Dan (April 2018). "Juliana Hatfield: Hey Babe (25th Anniversary Reissue)". Classic Pop. No. 39. p. 100.
7. Wyman, Bill (May 15, 1992). "Hey Babe". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
8. Lamacq, Steve (August 8, 1992). "In a 'Field of Her Own". NME. p. 29.
9. Wood, Sam (July 2, 1992). "Juliana Hatfield: Hey Babe (Mammoth)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
10. Henderson, Dave (October 1992). "Juliana Hatfield: Hey Babe". Q. No. 73. p. 82.
11. Tannenbaum, Rob (July 9–23, 1992). "Juliana Hatfield: Hey Babe". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
12. Scott, Danny (September 1992). "Juliana Hatfield: Hey Babe". Select. No. 27. p. 77.
13. Watts, Peter (April 2018). "Juliana Hatfield: Hey Babe". Uncut. No. 251. p. 44.
14. Schoemer, Karen (July 15, 1992). "Ex-Lemonhead Pairs Up". The New York Times. p. C14.
15. Fisher, Laura. "Quiet storm: why Juliana Hatfield's Hey Babe roared as loud as the riot grrrls". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2024.