Beware of the Beautiful Stranger is the first commercially released album by British musician Pete Atkin in collaboration with writer Clive James. Critically acclaimed despite yielding no hit songs, it paved the way for a record deal and a string of releases that shared the esteem of critics but the indifference of the commercial market, along with an enthusiastic cult following. The cover art features Atkin leaning against a tree, wearing a velvet suit, with an old gypsy caravan in the background and an out-of-focus woman leaning against it, alluding to the title track.