Water from the Wells of Home

Water from the Wells of Home
Water from the Wells of Home
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	October 10, 1988
Studio	JMI Recording Studio (Nashville); McCartney Recording Studio (Icklesham);
Genre	Country
Length	31:21
Label	Mercury
Producer	Jack Clement
Johnny Cash chronology
Singles from Water from the Wells of Home
	"That Old Wheel"; Released: September 1988; "Ballad of a Teenage Queen"; Released: February 1989; "The Last of the Drifters"; Released: June 1989;

Water from the Wells of Home is the 75th 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 Rosanne Cash, John Carter Cash, June Carter Cash and members of the Carter Family. "Call Me the Breeze" is a J. J. Cale song that had been previously performed 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. A 2003 re-release of the album contained a bonus track, consisting of Johnny Cash discussing various songs on the album.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (with Rosanne Cash and The Everly Brothers)	Jack Clement	March 2, 1988	2:45
2.	"As Long as I Live" (with Emmylou Harris)	Roy Acuff	March 7, 1988	2:58
3.	"Where Did We Go Right" (with June Carter Cash and The Carter Family)	Dave Loggins Don Schlitz	December 10, 1987	2:58
4.	"The Last of the Drifters" (with Tom T. Hall)	Tom T. Hall	c. February 1988	3:17
5.	"Call Me the Breeze" (with John Carter Cash)	J. J. Cale	December 11, 1987	3:24
6.	"That Old Wheel" (with Hank Williams Jr.)	Jennifer Pierce	March 2, 1988	2:49
7.	"Sweeter Than the Flowers" (with Waylon Jennings)	Morry Burns Syd Nathan Ervin T. Rouse	February 10, 1988	2:56
8.	"A Croft in Clachan (The Ballad of Rob MacDunn)" (with Glen Campbell)	John R. Cash	March 2, 1988	4:04
9.	"New Moon Over Jamaica" (with Paul McCartney)	J. R. Cash Hall Paul McCartney	April 1988	3:12
10.	"Water from the Wells of Home" (with John Carter Cash)	J. R. Cash	December 10, 1987	2:58
11.	"Johnny Cash Interview" (bonus track)			5:47
Total length:				31:21

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (with Rosanne Cash and The Everly Brothers)	Jack Clement	March 2, 1988	2:45
2.	"As Long as I Live" (with Emmylou Harris)	Roy Acuff	March 7, 1988	2:58
3.	"Where Did We Go Right" (with June Carter Cash and The Carter Family)	Dave Loggins Don Schlitz	December 10, 1987	2:58
4.	"The Last of the Drifters" (with Tom T. Hall)	Tom T. Hall	c. February 1988	3:17
5.	"Call Me the Breeze" (with John Carter Cash)	J. J. Cale	December 11, 1987	3:24
6.	"That Old Wheel" (with Hank Williams Jr.)	Jennifer Pierce	March 2, 1988	2:49
7.	"Sweeter Than the Flowers" (with Waylon Jennings)	Morry Burns Syd Nathan Ervin T. Rouse	February 10, 1988	2:56
8.	"A Croft in Clachan (The Ballad of Rob MacDunn)" (with Glen Campbell)	John R. Cash	March 2, 1988	4:04
9.	"New Moon Over Jamaica" (with Paul McCartney)	J. R. Cash Hall Paul McCartney	April 1988	3:12
10.	"Water from the Wells of Home" (with John Carter Cash)	J. R. Cash	December 10, 1987	2:58
11.	"Johnny Cash Interview" (bonus track)			5:47
Total length:				31:21

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