I Had a New York Girlfriend
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Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Template:Album ratings I Had a New York Girlfriend is the third album by Robert Forster, released in 1994 on Beggar's Banquet.[1][2] It consists of cover versions of his favourite songs and unlike his previous albums contains no original compositions.[3]
The album was reissued in 2024 as Beautiful Hearts (the album's original working title) on the Needle Mythology label.[4]
Critical reception
Trouser Press called the collection "quirky enough to maintain a distinctly confessional quality."[2]
Track listing
- Side one
- "Nature's Way" (Randy California) – 2:25
- "Broken Hearted People" (Guy Clark) – 3:47
- "Echo Beach" (Mark Gane) – 2:53
- "Tell Me That It Isn't True" (Bob Dylan) – 2:36
- "2541" (Grant Hart) – 3:46
- "Anytime" (Rick Nelson) – 3:55
- Side two
- "Locked Away" (Steve Jordan, Keith Richards) – 3:27
- "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" (Neil Diamond) – 2:49
- "Alone" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 3:12
- "Bird" (Michael Hansonis) – 4:47
- "Frisco Depot" (Mickey Newbury) – 2:36
- "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