Only Everything is the second solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1995.[3][4] Two singles with accompanying music videos were released from the album: "What a Life" and "Universal Heart-Beat." "Universal Heart-Beat" peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks in 1995.

Only Everything
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 1995
Studio
GenreAlternative rock
Length51:20
LabelMammoth/Atlantic[2]
ProducerJuliana Hatfield
Paul Q. Kolderie
Sean Slade
Juliana Hatfield chronology
Become What You Are
(1993)
Only Everything
(1995)
Bed
(1998)
Singles from Only Everything
  1. "Universal Heart-Beat"
    Released: 1995
  2. "What a Life"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Live On Tomorrow"
    Released: 1995

Overview

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Upon its release in 1995, Only Everything was notable for its sound, which was more aggressive than Hatfield's previous work.[5][6] Produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade, who had previously produced Hole's very successful Live Through This, the album features heavily distorted guitar tones with catchy pop songs.[7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[8]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarStar[2]
Spin7/10[9]

AllMusic wrote that "even with the improved musicianship, Hatfield isn't able to deliver consistently impressive songs, occasionally relying on her cuteness to cover underdeveloped lyrics and pedestrian melodies."[5] Trouser Press wrote that "Hatfield cranked it up on Only Everything without losing her instinctive pop charms or her treatises on what she describes as 'white, middle-class angst.'”[10]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Juliana Hatfield.

No.TitleLength
1."What a Life"3:22
2."Fleur de Lys"3:45
3."Universal Heart-Beat"3:25
4."Dumb Fun"3:26
5."Live on Tomorrow"2:59
6."Dying Proof"2:50
7."Bottles and Flowers"5:25
8."Outsider"3:16
9."OK OK"2:38
10."Congratulations"4:42
11."Hang Down from Heaven"3:22
12."My Darling"2:52
13."Simplicity Is Beautiful"4:14
14."You Blues"5:04
Total length:51:20

Personnel

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Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[1]

Production

  • Producers: Juliana Hatfield, Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
  • Engineers: Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
  • Assistant engineers: Edward Douglas, Bill Emmons, Fred Kevorkian, Carl Plaster
  • Mixing: Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
  • Art direction: Thomas Bricker
  • Photography: Michael Lavine
  • Cover art: "Buffalo Medicine" by John Nieto (1994)

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11]59
UK Albums Chart 59
US Billboard 200[12] 96

References

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  1. 1 2 Only Everything (CD liner notes). Juliana Hatfield. USA: Atlantic & Mammoth Records. 1995. 92540-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 530.
  3. "Juliana Hatfield". Bomb. April 1995.
  4. "Juliana Hatfield Cancels Tour, Stressed to the Max". MTV News.[dead link]
  5. 1 2 3 "Only Everything - Juliana Hatfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  6. Buckley, Peter (October 13, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 via Google Books.
  7. ALBUM REVIEW : JULIANA HATFIELD, "Only Everything" https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-02-ca-49832-story.html
  8. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 via Google Books.
  9. "Spins". Spin. Spin Media LLC. May 13, 1995.
  10. "Juliana Hatfield". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  11. "Top RPM Albums: Image 9143". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  12. "Juliana Hatfield". Billboard.