Editing Juliana Hatfield (section)

=== First bands and solo album ===
Hatfield developed a love for rock music during the 1970s after a babysitter introduced her to the Los Angeles [[punk rock]] band [[X (U.S. band)|X]], an experience she described as life-changing.<ref name="blakebabies1">{{Cite web |date=August 28, 1993 |title=Juliana Talks About Her Favourite Songs Ever |url=http://www.blakebabies.com/archive/jul_mm93.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025744/http://www.blakebabies.com/archive/jul_mm93.htm |archive-date=27 September 2007 |website=The Blake Babies: Juliana Hatfield &#124; John Strohm &#124; Freda Love |agency=Melody Maker}}</ref> She was also drawn to the music of more mainstream artists, including [[Olivia Newton-John]]<ref name="Background">{{cite web |url=http://www.julianahatfield.com/background/background.html |title=Juliana Hatfield Background |access-date=June 17, 2009 |last=Hatfield |first=Juliana |website=JulianaHatfield.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005646/http://www.julianahatfield.com/background/background.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> and [[The Police]].<ref name=GoldStars>{{cite web |title=Juliana's Notes: GOLD STARS 1992–2002, The Juliana Hatfield Collection |url=http://www.julianahatfield.com/background/goldstarsnotes.html |website=JulianaHatfield.com|access-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050504054327/http://www.julianahatfield.com/background/goldstarsnotes.html |archive-date=May 4, 2005}}</ref>

While still attending [[Berklee College of Music]] in 1986, Hatfield formed the band [[Blake Babies]] with [[John Strohm (musician)|John Strohm]] and [[Freda Love]]. The band released four albums between 1987 and 1991, gaining critical recognition from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and ''[[The Village Voice]]'', as well as local radio airplay and press coverage. They also received label support from [[Mammoth Records]] in North Carolina. Blake Babies disbanded in 1992 but briefly reunited in 2001 to release another album.

After Blake Babies disbanded, Hatfield joined [[The Lemonheads]] as their bassist, replacing founding member [[Jesse Peretz]]. She played on their breakthrough 1992 album, ''[[It's a Shame About Ray]].'' After about a year, she left the band but returned in 1993 as a guest vocalist on several tracks of ''[[Come on Feel the Lemonheads]]''.

In 1992, Hatfield released her debut solo album, ''[[Hey Babe]]''.