Hey Babe Explained

Hey Babe
Type:	studio
Artist:	Juliana Hatfield
Border:	yes
Recorded:	1991
Studio:	Fort Apache (Cambridge, Massachusetts)^[1]
Genre:	Alternative rock power pop^[2]
Label:	Mammoth
Producer:	Gary Smith
Next Title:	Become What You Are
Next Year:	1993

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

Critical reception

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."^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.

• 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

Notes and References

1. Hey Babe . Juliana Hatfield . 1992 . CD liner notes . Mammoth Records . MR0035-2 . USA.
2. Book: Segretto, Mike. 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. 2022. 1992. 513. Backbeat. 9781493064601.
3. Rogers . Ray . Sound Advice — Hey Babe by Juliana Hatfield . Interview . Mar 1992 . 22 . 3 . 28.
4. News: Schoemer . Karen . Ex-Lemonhead Pairs Up . The New York Times . July 15, 1992 . C14.