By 1993 Forster had returned to Brisbane to record his second solo album, "Calling from a Country Phone", at Sunshine Studios with members of local pop group, Custard. It was produced by Forster and issued on Shock Records and Beggars Banquet in June. A single, "Drop", had appeared a month ahead of the album. For touring he formed Robert Forster's Silver Backwash with David McCormack on guitar, Robert Moore on bass guitar and Glenn Thompson on drums. Although described as a "bustling country-pop" album by McFarlane, according to Allmusic's Greg Adams its "folk-rock sound ... recalls Felt's "Me and a Monkey on the Moon" more than ... Nashville". Forster also produced his third solo album, "I Had a New York Girlfriend", which is a collection of cover versions recorded in Melbourne in 1994. Raggett felt it was "an interesting and at times defiantly anti-hip visit through a surprising, entertaining selection of songs".