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Warm and Tender
Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released9 September 1989
Recorded1988
Genre Children's
Length41:27
Label Geffen
Producer John 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]

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. After recording extensively in the UK and US throughout her career, this was Newton-John's first album recorded in her hometown of Melbourne.

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

Track listing

Warm and Tender track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jenny Rebecca" Carol Hall3:46
2."Rocking"Traditional, lyrics by Percy Dearmer3:05
3." Way You Look Tonight" Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields2:59
4."Lullaby, Lullaby, My Lovely One"German lullaby1:16
5." You'll Never Walk Alone" Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II2:49
6."Sleep My Princess" Mozart's Cradle Song1:08
7."The Flower That Shattered the Stone" Joe Henry, John Jarvis3:22
8." Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"Traditional0:55
9."Warm and Tender"Newton-John, Farrar3:21
10." Rock-a-bye Baby"Public domain0:42
11." Over the Rainbow" Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg3:26
12." Twelfth of Never" Paul Francis Webster, Jerry Livingston4:23
13." All the Pretty Little Horses"Traditional1:10
14." When You Wish upon a Star" Ned Washington, Leigh Harline3:22
15." Reach Out for Me" (with Brahms Lullaby intro and reprise) Burt Bacharach, Hal David5:55
2002 reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16." Part of Your World" (2002 version) Alan Menken3:13

Personnel

Musicians

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

Conducted by and all Orchestral Arrangements by Graeme Lyall AM

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

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 performance for Warm and Tender
Chart (1989–1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA)[ citation needed] 109
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [3] 43
US Billboard 200 [4] 124
US Cashbox Top 200 Albums [5] 151

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.
  5. ^ "Top 200 Albums" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 15. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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