I Had a New York Girlfriend

I Had a New York Girlfriend
Studio album by Robert Forster
Released	October 25, 1994
Recorded	1994, Sing Sing and Fortissimo studios, Melbourne, Australia
Genre	Rock
Length	38:42
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Robert Forster
Robert Forster chronology
Calling from a Country Phone (1993) I Had a New York Girlfriend (1994) Warm Nights (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

I Had a New York Girlfriend is the third album by Robert Forster, released in 1994 on Beggar's Banquet. ^{[3] [4]} It consists of cover versions of his favourite songs and unlike his previous albums contains no original compositions. ^[5]

The album was reissued in 2024 as Beautiful Hearts (the album's original working title) on the Needle Mythology label. ^[6]

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" (Rick Nelson) – 3:55

Side two

7. "Locked Away" (Steve Jordan, Keith Richards) – 3:27
8. "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" (Neil Diamond) – 2:49
9. "Alone" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 3:12
10. "Bird" (Michael Hansonis) – 4:47
11. "Frisco Depot" (Mickey Newbury) – 2:36
12. "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 (5 August 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076 – via Google Books.
4. "Robert Forster". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
5. Buckley, Peter (5 August 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 – via Google Books.
6. "Robert Forster Beautiful Hearts".