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

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

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

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