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. 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.

Musicians
Conducted by and all Orchestral Arrangements by Graeme Lyall AM
 * Olivia Newton-John – vocals, arrangements (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15)
 * 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