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Robert Forster (29 Jun 1957 - )

Male Person - Australia Australian singer-songwriter & guitarist

Releases (10)

Official

Album

  1. Danger in the Past 1990
  2. Calling From a Country Phone 1993
  3. I Had a New York Girlfriend 1994
  4. Warm Nights 1996
  5. The Evangelist 04 Apr 2008
  6. Songs to Play 18 Sep 2015
  7. Inferno 01 Mar 2019
  8. The Candle and the Flame 03 Feb 2023

Single

  1. Drop 1993

Promotion

Single

  1. Baby Stones 1990

Relationships (4)

Collaborator On

  1. Tuff Monks

Member Of

  1. The Go‐Betweens

Married

  1. Karin Bäumler

Children

  1. Louis Forster

Recordings by (87)

  1. The River People 3:25 (1990)
  2. Leave Here Satisfied 4:59 (1990)
  3. Heart Out to Tender 4:13 (1990)
  4. Is This What You Call Change 2:38 (1990)
  5. Dear Black Dream 6:04 (1990)
  6. Danger in the Past 4:50 (1990)
  7. I've Been Looking for Somebody 4:19 (1990)
  8. Justice 3:45 (1990)
  9. Baby Stones 4:05 (1990)
  10. The Land That Time Forgot 2:06 (1990)
  11. Tower of Song 3:18 (30 Sep 1991)
  12. Brookfield 1975 2:51 (1993)
  13. Atlanta Lie Low 3:13 (1993)
  14. 121 3:29 (1993)
  15. The Circle 3:44 (1993)
  16. Falling Star 4:05 (1993)
  17. I Want to Be Quiet 3:34 (1993)
  18. Cats Life 3:52 (1993)
  19. Girl to a World 4:18 (1993)
  20. Drop 4:08 (1993)
  21. Beyond Their Law 5:03 (1993)
  22. Forever & Time 2:48 (1993)
  23. Nature's Way 2:26 (1994)
  24. Broken Hearted People 3:48 (1994)
  25. Echo Beach 2:54 (1994)
  26. Tell Me That It Isn't True 2:37 (1994)
  27. Anytime 3:56 (1994)
  28. Locked Away 3:28 (1994)
  29. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) 2:50 (1994)
  30. Alone 3:13 (1994)
  31. Bird 4:58 (1994)
  32. Frisco Depot 2:37 (1994)
  33. 3 a.m. 2:29 (1994)
  34. 2541 3:49 (1994)
  35. I Can Do 2:59 (1996)
  36. Warm Nights 4:25 (1996)
  37. Cryin' Love 5:26 (1996)
  38. Snake Skin Lady 3:35 (1996)
  39. Loneliness 3:21 (1996)
  40. Jug of Wine 6:03 (1996)
  41. Fortress 4:57 (1996)
  42. Rock 'n' Roll Friend 5:13 (1996)
  43. On a Street Corner 5:29 (1996)
  44. I'll Jump 3:01 (1996)
  45. The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness 4:45 (1997)
  46. Robert Forster And Mis'ry 4:06 (1997)
  47. Uncle Sigmund's Clockwork Storybook 2:07 (26 Feb 2007)
  48. Falling Star (original version) 4:04 (18 Jun 2007)
  49. If It Rains 3:47 (04 Apr 2008)
  50. Demon Days 3:40 (04 Apr 2008)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Lee Remick 2:32 The Go‐Betweens (1978) guitar
  2. Karen 4:04 The Go‐Betweens (1978) guitar
  3. People Say 2:39 The Go‐Betweens (1979) guitar
  4. Don’t Let Him Come Back 2:51 The Go‐Betweens (1979) guitar
  5. I Need Two Heads 2:33 The Go‐Betweens (Jun 1980) guitar
  6. Stop Before You Say It 2:57 The Go‐Betweens (Jun 1980) guitar
  7. Your Turn, My Turn 3:03 The Go‐Betweens (Oct 1981) guitar
  8. World Weary 1:40 The Go‐Betweens (Oct 1981) guitar
  9. After the Fireworks 4:27 Tuff Monks (Oct 1982) guitar
  10. Cattle and Cane 4:21 The Go‐Betweens (Feb 1983) guitar
  11. That Way 4:09 The Go‐Betweens (Mar 1983) guitar
  12. Man O’Sand to Girl O’Sea 3:24 The Go‐Betweens (1983) guitar
  13. Part Company 4:53 The Go‐Betweens (1984) guitar
  14. Bachelor Kisses 3:32 The Go‐Betweens (1984) guitar
  15. Draining the Pool for You 4:16 The Go‐Betweens (1984) guitar
  16. Rare Breed 3:30 The Go‐Betweens (1984) guitar
  17. Spring Rain 3:06 The Go‐Betweens (17 Feb 1986) guitar
  18. The Wrong Road 4:54 The Go‐Betweens (1986) guitar
  19. Right Here 3:52 The Go‐Betweens (Feb 1987) guitar
  20. Bye Bye Pride 4:04 The Go‐Betweens (10 Aug 1987) guitar
  21. Streets of Your Town 3:35 The Go‐Betweens (23 Jul 1988) guitar
  22. Secondhand Furniture 4:05 The Go‐Betweens (1989) guitar
  23. The Power That I Now Have 2:38 The Go‐Betweens (1989) guitar
  24. Surfing Magazines 4:33 The Go‐Betweens (23 Sep 2000) guitar
  25. The Clock 4:06 The Go‐Betweens (23 Sep 2000) organ, guitar

Vocals

  1. Lee Remick 2:32 The Go‐Betweens (1978) lead vocals
  2. Karen 4:04 The Go‐Betweens (1978) lead vocals
  3. People Say 2:39 The Go‐Betweens (1979) lead vocals
  4. Don’t Let Him Come Back 2:51 The Go‐Betweens (1979) lead vocals
  5. I Need Two Heads 2:33 The Go‐Betweens (Jun 1980) lead vocals
  6. Stop Before You Say It 2:57 The Go‐Betweens (Jun 1980) lead vocals
  7. Your Turn, My Turn 3:03 The Go‐Betweens (Oct 1981) lead vocals
  8. One Thing Can Hold Us 3:17 The Go‐Betweens (Feb 1982) lead vocals
  9. Cattle and Cane 4:21 The Go‐Betweens (Feb 1983) spoken vocals
  10. On My Block 3:50 The Go‐Betweens (Mar 1983) lead vocals
  11. Before Hollywood 3:45 The Go‐Betweens (Mar 1983) lead vocals
  12. Ask 5:19 The Go‐Betweens (Mar 1983) lead vocals
  13. As Long as That 5:26 The Go‐Betweens (Mar 1983) lead vocals
  14. Man O’Sand to Girl O’Sea 3:24 The Go‐Betweens (1983) lead vocals
  15. Part Company 4:53 The Go‐Betweens (1984) lead vocals
  16. Draining the Pool for You 4:16 The Go‐Betweens (1984) lead vocals
  17. Spring Rain 3:06 The Go‐Betweens (17 Feb 1986) lead vocals
  18. Head Full of Steam 3:36 The Go‐Betweens (1986) lead vocals
  19. Bow Down 3:47 The Go‐Betweens (1986) lead vocals
  20. Twin Layers of Lightning 4:24 The Go‐Betweens (1986) lead vocals
  21. To Reach Me 3:38 The Go‐Betweens (1986) lead vocals
  22. Right Here 3:52 The Go‐Betweens (Feb 1987) background vocals
  23. Tower of Song 3:18 Robert Forster (30 Sep 1991)
  24. When She Sang About Angels 4:30 The Go‐Betweens (Aug 2000) lead vocals

Produced

  1. Tower of Song 3:18 Robert Forster (30 Sep 1991)

Credited as (6)

  1. Robert Forster
  2. Robert Forster & Grant McLennan
  3. Henry Wagons feat. Robert Forster
  4. C.O.W. with guest crooner Robert Forster
  5. The Go‐Betweens / Robert Forster / Grant McLennan
  6. Songs For The Young At Heart feat. Robert Forster

Works (204)

Wrote

  1. Palm Sunday (On Board the S.S. Within)
  2. The Ghost and the Black Hat
  3. The Wrong Road
  4. To Reach Me
  5. He Lives My Life
  6. Surfing Magazines
  7. Twin Layers of Lightning
  8. Going Blind
  9. Instant Replay
  10. A Girl Lying on a Beach
  11. Darlinghurst Nights
  12. Lavender
  13. The Statue
  14. This Night’s for You
  15. The Mountains Near Dellray
  16. Born to a Family
  17. When People Are Dead
  18. Secondhand Furniture
  19. Don’t Call Me Gone
  20. Mexican Postcard
  21. Hope Then Strife
  22. German Farmhouse
  23. Spirit
  24. The Clock
  25. When She Sang About Angels
  26. Woman Across the Way
  27. The Locust Girls
  28. Bye Bye Pride
  29. Cut It Out
  30. Head Full of Steam
  31. I Just Get Caught Out
  32. Someone Else’s Wife
  33. Spirit of a Vampyre
  34. The Clarke Sisters
  35. The House That Jack Kerouac Built
  36. The Devil’s Eye
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Composed

  1. This Girl, Black Girl
  2. Part Company
  3. People Say
  4. A Bad Debt Follows You
  5. That Way
  6. River of Money
  7. On My Block
  8. Two Steps Step Out
  9. As Long as That
  10. Ask
  11. Before Hollywood
  12. By Chance
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Lyrics

  1. Draining the Pool for You
  2. Careless
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Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. Robert Forster at Stadtgarten
  2. Robert Forster & Band at Harmonie
  3. Guinness Fleadh Festival 1998: London

Links (22)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.robertforster.net/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134176138
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92072904
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13965076t
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92072904
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/robert_forster

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Robert-forster

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/202751

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/120956

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000287066

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1707410/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/76507394

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712917

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/15283

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4yvuCAFk8vERXXBf138h8S
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/75850

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id2810013

Bandcamp

  1. https://robertforster.bandcamp.com/

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/2810013

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robertforster.jpg

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/robertforsterofficial
  2. https://www.instagram.com/robertforster_official/