Hey Babe

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Hey Babe is the debut solo album by American musician Juliana Hatfield, released in 1992.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Critical reception

Template:Music ratings 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."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In a 2018 article, The Guardian referred to the album as a "largely forgotten minor masterpiece."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.<ref name="cd" />

• 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