Warm and Tender (Olivia Newton-John album)

Warm and Tender is the fourteenth studio album and first of children's lullabies released by Olivia Newton-John in September 1989. After being absent on Newton-John's last album The Rumour, producer John Farrar returned for this album.

Warm and Tender
Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released9 September 1989
Recorded1988
GenreChildren's
Length41:27
LabelGeffen
ProducerJohn Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
The Rumour
(1988)		 Warm and Tender
(1989)		 Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992
(1992)
Singles from Warm and Tender
  1. "Reach Out for Me"
    Released: 1989
  2. "When You Wish Upon a Star"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

"Reach Out for Me" peaked at number 153 on the ARIA Charts.[2]

Track listing
  1. "Jenny Rebecca" (Carol Hall) – 3:46
  2. "Rocking" (Traditional, lyrics by Percy Dearmer) – 3:05
  3. "Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 2:59
  4. "Lullaby My Lovely" (German lullaby) – 1:16
  5. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:49
  6. "Sleep My Princess" (Mozart's Cradle Song) – 1:08
  7. "The Flower That Shattered the Stone" (Joe Henry, John Jarvis) – 3:22
  8. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (Traditional) – 0:55
  9. "Warm and Tender" (Newton-John, Farrar) – 3:21
  10. "Rock-A-Bye Baby" (Public domain) – 0:42
  11. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) – 3:26
  12. "Twelfth of Never" (Paul Francis Webster, Jerry Livingston) – 4:23
  13. "All the Pretty Little Horses" (Traditional) – 1:10
  14. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Ned Washington, Leigh Harline) – 3:22
  15. "Brahms' Lullaby (Intro)" (Brahms) – "Reach Out for Me" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – "Brahms Lullaby (Reprise)" – 5:55

Personnel
  • Olivia Newton-John – vocals, arrangements (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15)

Musicians

The Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Rudolf Osadnik - leader
  • Julie Rains - harp
  • Vernon Hill - flute
  • Vicki Philipson - oboe
  • Stephen Robinson _ Cor anglais
  • Alex Pertout, Robert Clarke - percussion
  • Joe Chindamo - piano, keyboards
  • Ben Robertson - bass
  • Don Stevenson - drums
  • Adrian Scott - programming
  • Ron Layton - contractor

Other musicians

  • "Warm and Tender" – All instruments by Brian Mann and John Farrar
  • "Reach Out for Me" – All instruments by Brian Mann and John Farrar; Synclavier by Sean Callery
  • "The Flower That Shattered the Stone" – Synthesizers by Brian Mann; Synclavier by Sean Callery

Production
  • Producer – John Farrar
  • Engineer – Allan Sides
  • Additional engineering – Ian McKenzie
  • Assistant engineer – Eric Rudd
  • Recorded at the Melbourne Concert Hall and Metropolis Audio (Melbourne, Australia); Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed by Allen Sides at Ocean Way Recording.
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • Album art direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
  • Album logo and design – Larry Vigon Studio
  • Front cover photography – Alberto Tolot
  • Dust sleeve photography – Nancy Manning

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) 109
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 43
US Billboard 200[4] 124

References
  1. Viglione, Joe. Warm and Tender at AllMusic
  2. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 November 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  4. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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