Warm Nights is the fourth album by Robert Forster. It was released on LP and CD by Beggars Banquet in 1996 and was highlighted with a new version of the Go-Betweens' "Rock 'n' Roll Friend", which was a single B-side in 1988.
Forster later said, "It was about sweaty Brisbane nights, banana trees in the backyard, animals walking around at night, fruitbats flying in the air. I was looking at Brisbane with new eyes in this new suburb, and I was listening to this music that had more space, more rhythm. I wrote all the songs in about eight months, quicker than I had written since the late 70s."
Track listing All songs written by Robert Forster, except where noted. Side one "I Can Do" – 3:00 "Warm Nights" – 4:25 "Cryin' Love" – 5:28 "Snake Skin Lady" – 3:35 "Loneliness" – 3:21 Side two "Jug of Wine" – 6:03 "Fortress" – 4:57 "Rock 'n' Roll Friend" (Forster, Grant McLennan) – 5:13 "On a Street Corner" – 5:29 "I'll Jump" – 3:01
Personnel Robert Forster – vocals, guitar Edwyn Collins – guitar Martin Drover – trumpet, flugelhorn Clare Kenny – bass Oliver Karus – cell Neil Pentelow – saxophone Dave Ruffy – drums J. Neil Sidwell – trombone
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