I Had a New York Girlfriend

I Had a New York Girlfriend
Studio album by
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(1-star Honorable Mention)[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]

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference TP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Buckley, Peter (5 August 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Robert Forster Beautiful Hearts".