Water from the Wells of Home

Infobox Album
Name = Water from the Wells of Home
Type = Album
Artist = Johnny Cash with friends
Released = May 1988
Recorded = December 1987 -
May 1988
Genre = Country
Length = 31:21
Label = Mercury
Producer = Jack Clement
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ljtxlfje5cqq link]
Chronology = Johnny Cash
Last album = ""
(1988)
This album = "Water from the Wells of Home"
(1988)
Next album = "Boom Chicka Boom"
(1990)

"Water from the Wells of Home" is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Mercury Records in 1988 (see 1988 in music). It features several collaborations with other artists, including "New Moon Over Jamaica" with Paul McCartney. Other guests include Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr.,Glen Campbell, Emmylou Harris and family members John Carter Cash and June Carter Cash. "Call Me the Breeze" is a J. J. Cale song that had been previously covered by Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" is a new recording of a song that had appeared on Cash's Sun era album "Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous". The album did not fare well on the charts, peaking at No. 48; the two singles, "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" and "That Old Wheel", reached No. 45 and No. 21, respectively.

Track listing

#"Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (Jack Clement) – 2:45
#*With Rosanne Cash and the Everly Brothers
#"As Long as I Live" (Roy Acuff) – 2:58
#*With Emmylou Harris and Roy Acuff
#"Where Did We Go Right" (Dave Loggins/Don Schlitz) – 2:58
#*With John Carter Cash and June Carter Cash
#"The Last of the Drifters" (Tom T. Hall) – 3:17
#*With Tom T. Hall
#"Call Me the Breeze" (J. J. Cale) – 3:24
#*With John Carter Cash
#"That Old Wheel" (Jennifer Pierce) – 2:49
#*With Hank Williams, Jr.
#"Sweeter Than the Flowers" (Morry Burns/Syd Nathan/Ervin T. Rouse) – 2:56
#*With Waylon Jennings
#"A Croft in Clachan (The Ballad of Rob MacDunn)" (Johnny Cash) – 4:04
#*With Glen Campbell
#"New Moon Over Jamaica" (Johnny Cash/Tom T. Hall/Paul McCartney) – 3:12
#*With Paul McCartney
#"Water from the Wells of Home" (Johnny Cash) – 2:58
#*With John Carter Cash

Personnel

* Johnny Cash - vocals
* Glen Campbell - vocals
* John Carter Cash - vocals
* Emmylou Harris - vocals, rhythm guitar
* Waylon Jennings - vocals
* Paul McCartney - vocals, bass
* Hank Williams Jr. - vocals
* Roy Acuff - vocals
* Carlene Carter - vocals
* Rosanne Cash - vocals
* Don Everly - vocals
* Phil Everly - vocals
* Linda McCartney - vocals
* Anita Carter - vocals
* Jessi Colter - vocals
* June Carter Cash - vocals
* Tom T. Hall - harmony vocals
* Al Casey - guitar
* Marty Stuart - guitar, mandolin
* Mark Howard - guitar, mandolin, assistant musical director
* Jack Clement - rhythm guitar, ukulele
* Hamish Stuart - guitar
* Roy M. "Junior" Huskey - bass
* Charles Cochran - piano, keyboards
* Cindy Reynolds Wyatt - harp
* Ralph Mooney - pedal steel
* John Hartford - banjo
* Lloyd Green - dobro, pedal steel
* Joey Miskulin - piano, accordion, vocals, musical director
* Bobby Wood - piano, keyboards
* Kenny Malone - drums, percussion
* Chris Whitten - drums
* W. S. Holland - drums
* Jim Dant - drums
* Ace Cannon - saxophone
* Traci Werbel - coordination

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

External links

* [http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/c/Cash/cash2.htm Luma Electronic's Johnny Cash discography listing]