Editing Beautiful Creature

{{Infobox album|
| name       = Beautiful Creature
| type       =studio
| artist     = [[Juliana Hatfield]]
| cover      = Juliana_Hatfield_-_Beautiful_Creature.jpg
| released   = May 16, 2000
| recorded   = 
| studio     = Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts
| genre      = [[Alternative rock]]
| length     = 48:11
| label      = Zoë/[[Island Records|Island]]
| producer   = [[Juliana Hatfield]], [[Wally Gagel]], [[Davíd Garza]], [[Andy Kravitz]], [[Scott Litt]]
| prev_title = [[Bed (album)|Bed]]
| prev_year  = 1998
| next_title = [[Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure]]
| next_year  = 2000
}}

'''''Beautiful Creature''''' is the fourth solo album by American singer-songwriter [[Juliana Hatfield]], released in 2000.

==Release==
''Beautiful Creature'' was released simultaneously with ''[[Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/juliana_hatfield-beautiful_creature |title=Beautiful Creature |last=Barclay |first=Michael |date=2000-06-01 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=2019-02-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224814/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/juliana_hatfield-beautiful_creature |archivedate=2019-02-21 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 66/100<ref name=metacritic/>
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/beautiful-creature-mw0000058924 |title=Beautiful Creature - Juliana Hatfield  |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2018-04-10}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2000/05/19/beautiful-creature-and-julianas-pony-total-system-failure/ |title=Beautiful Creature and Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure |last=Tucker |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Tucker |date=2000-05-19 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en |access-date=2018-04-10}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev3score = 6/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Clover |first=Joshua |author-link=Joshua Clover |date=July 2000 |title=Juliana Hatfield: Beautiful Creature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AlN-17xfY88C |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=Spin Media LLC |page=162}}</ref>
| rev4      = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev4score = {{rating-Christgau|dud}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=2001-06-26 |title=Consumer Guide |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv601-01.php |magazine=[[The Village Voice]]}}</ref>
}}

According to [[Metacritic]], ''Beautiful Creature'' received generally favorable reviews from critics.<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/beautiful-creature/juliana-hatfield |title=Beautiful Creature by Juliana Hatfield |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2018-04-10}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| headline = CD
| all_writing      = Juliana Hatfield, except where noted
| title1           = Daniel
| length1          = 4:31
| title2           = Close Your Eyes
| length2          = 3:21
| title3           = Choose Drugs
| length3          = 3:41
| title4           = Cool Rock Boy
| writer4            = [[Wally Gagel]], Hatfield
| length4          = 4:00
| title5           = Don't Rush Me
| writer5            = Gagel, Hatfield
| length5          = 4:01
| title6           = Slow Motion
| length6          = 2:53
| title7           = Might Be in Love
| length7          = 2:45
| title8           = Somebody Is Waiting for Me
| length8          = 3:24
| title9           = Until Tomorrow
| length9          = 4:44
| title10          = The Easy Way Out
| length10         = 3:23
| title11          = Hotels
| length11         = 4:28
| title12          = When You Loved Me
| length12         = 3:30
| title13          = Cry in the Dark
| length13         = 3:43
| total_length     = 48:14
}}

{{track listing
| headline        = Bonus track
| title14         = [[Every Breath You Take]]
| writer14          = [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
| length14        = 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
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'''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
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Juliana Hatfield}}
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[[Category:Juliana Hatfield albums]]
[[Category:2000 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Scott Litt]]
[[Category:Zoë Records albums]]
[[Category:Island Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Davíd Garza]]