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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.

Water from the Wells of Home
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	October 10, 1988
Recorded	December 10, 1987–June 22, 1988
Studio	JMI Recording Studio (Nashville) McCartney Recording Studio (Icklesham)
Genre	Country
Length	31:21
Label	Mercury
Producer	Jack Clement
Johnny Cash chronology
Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series (1988) Water from the Wells of Home (1988) Boom Chicka Boom (1990)
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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

Personnel

• Johnny Cash - vocals, rhythm guitar
• 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 (United States)

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Top Country Albums	48

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country
1988	"That Old Wheel"	21
1989	"Ballad of a Teenage Queen"	45

External links

• Luma Electronic's Johnny Cash discography listing

На других языках

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Water from the Wells of Home es el trigésimoquinto álbum del cantante country Johnny Cash lanzado en 1988 bajo el sello disquero Mercury. El disco presenta varias colaboraciones como "New Moon Over Jamaica" junto con Paul McCartney y la canción "Call Me the Breeze" la cual es una versión de J. J. Cale. Aparecieron otros personajes como Waylon Jennings, Glen Campbell, Emmylou Harris y miembros familiares como John Carter Cash y June Carter Cash. La canción "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" es originalmente del CD Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous (1958) de cuando Cash estaba en el sello Sun Records, esta canción fue regrabada y puesta en este CD. Al álbum no le fue tan bien, llegando hasta el puesto 48 mientras que los sencillos publicitarios "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" y "That Old Wheel" llegaron hasta los puestos 45 y 21 respectivamente.

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