Warm and Tender (Olivia Newton-John album)

Warm and Tender
Studio album by Olivia Newton-John
Released	September 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Children's
Length	41:27
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John chronology
The Rumour (1988) Warm and Tender (1988) Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 (1992)
Singles from Warm and Tender
"Reach Out for Me" Released: 1990

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Warm and Tender is an album 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.

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" (John Denver, 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

Musicians

The Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra:

• Leader – Rudolf Osadnik
• Harp – Julie Rains
• Flute – Vernon Hill
• Oboe – Vicki Philipson
• Cor anglais – Stephen Robinson
• Percussion – Alex Pertout, Robert Clarke
• Piano and keyboards – Joe Chindamo
• Bass – Ben Robertson
• Guitar – Don Stevenson
• Programming – Adrian Scott
• Contractor – Ron Layton

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

• Engineering – Allan Sides
• Additional engineering – Ian McKenzie
• Assistant engineer – Eric Rudd
• Recorded at the Melbourne Concert Hall, Metropolis Audio and Ocean Way Studios
• Mixed by Allen Sides at Ocean Way Studios
• Mastering – Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Album art direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
• Album logo and design – Larry Vigon Studio
• Front cover photography – Alberto Tolot
• Dust sleeve photography – Nancy Manning

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