I Had a New York Girlfriend

I Had a New York Girlfriend is the third album by Robert Forster.[3][4] It consists of cover versions of his favourite songs and unlike his previous albums contains no original compositions.[5]

I Had a New York Girlfriend
Studio album by
Robert Forster
ReleasedOctober 25, 1994
Recorded1994, Sing Sing and Fortissimo studios, Melbourne, Australia
GenreRock
Length38:42
LabelBeggars Banquet
ProducerRobert Forster
Robert Forster chronology
Calling from a Country Phone
(1993)		 I Had a New York Girlfriend
(1994)		 Warm Nights
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the collection "quirky enough to maintain a distinctly confessional quality."[4]

Track listing
Side one
  1. "Nature's Way" (Randy California) – 2:25
  2. "Broken Hearted People" (Guy Clark) – 3:47
  3. "Echo Beach" (Mark Gane) – 2:53
  4. "Tell Me That It Isn't True" (Bob Dylan) – 2:36
  5. "2541" (Grant Hart) – 3:46
  6. "Anytime" (Herbert "Happy" Lawson) – 3:55
Side two
  1. "Locked Away" (Steve Jordan, Keith Richards) – 3:27
  2. "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" (Neil Diamond) – 2:49
  3. "Alone" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 3:12
  4. "Bird" (Michael Hansonis) – 4:47
  5. "Frisco Depot" (Mickey Newbury) – 2:36
  6. "3 A.M." (Bill Anderson, Jerry Todd) – 2:29

Personnel
  • Robert Forster – guitar, vocals, handclaps
  • Suzy Ahearn – backing vocals
  • Gordy Blair – bass
  • Warren Ellis – violin
  • Dave Graney – growl
  • Mark C. Halstead – backing vocals
  • Mick Harvey – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Rod Hayward – guitar
  • Graham Lee – pedal steel, backing vocals
  • Clare Moore – drums, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Charlie Owen – guitar, dobro
  • Andy Parsons – backing vocals
  • Conway Savage – organ, piano, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Rob Snarski – backing vocals

References
  1. I Had a New York Girlfriend at AllMusic
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: Robert Forster". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. Thompson, Dave (August 5, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  4. "Robert Forster". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. Buckley, Peter (August 5, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
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