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Track Listings

1	The Big Light
2	The Ballad of Barbara
3	I'd Rather Have You
4	Let Him Roll
5	The Night Hank Williams Came to Town
6	Sixteen Tons
7	Letters from Home
8	W. Lee O'Daniel (And the Light Crust Dough Boys)
9	Heavy Metal (Don't Mean Rock and Roll to Me)
10	My Ship Will Sail
11	Ballad of a Teenage Queen
12	As Long As I Live
13	Where Did We Go Right
14	The Last of the Drifters
15	Call Me the Breeze
16	That Old Wheel
17	Sweeter Than Flowers
18	A Croft in Clachan (The Ballad of Rob McDunn)
19	New Moon Over Jamaica
20	Water from the Wells of Home

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2006 pairing of two of Johnny's albums from the '80s, originally released on Mercury Records. 1987's Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town was produced by the legendary Cowboy Jack Clement, who had been responsible for Cash classics like 'Ring of Fire' and 'Ballad of a Teenage Queen'. 1988's Water from the Wells of Home features 'New Moon Over Jamaica', co-written and performed with Paul McCartney. Other guests include Glen Campbell, Emmylou Harris, the Everly Brothers and more. Universal.

Product details

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.92 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.39 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Mercury Records
Item model number ‏ : ‎ CD9838590
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2006
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ Mercury Records
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000FL7BVK
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Sendjohnadollar

My favorite Johnny Cash album (and I own them all)

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2018

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I have always loved Johnny Cash. Water from the Wells of Home is a collaborative album with some of his oldies and some new songs. His daughter Rosanne sings Teenage Queen with her father and his son John Carter sings one as do other big musical giants. Then to top it all off, he explains how this album came to be on the last track. This is easily his best album - even better than The Great Lost Performance. I listen to this over and over.

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2019

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Typical Johnny Cash with his great singing!

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2013

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This recording has some tracks that I was not familiar with but very well done. I bought the CD for two tracks "The night Hank Williams came to Town" and "Sixteen Tons" .Cash's cigarette spiced baritone voice is one of my favorite's.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2016

I loved it.

The One And Only Johnny Cash

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2008

Much attention has been given to Johnny Cash's years with Sun Records, his long stint with Columbia, and the Rick Rubin-produced "American" series. All but forgotten are the five albums he made for Mercury from 1987 to 1991, when he was in-between his Columbia and American contracts.

I began collecting Cash in 1979, when he issued his album "Silver" - which I still think is the best record he ever made. Sales were good, but Columbia failed to promote such great follow-up releases as "Johnny 99" (1983) and "Rainbow" (1985). When "Rainbow" didn't sell, Columbia let him go and he signed with Mercury. Over the next 5 years he recorded 4 albums of new material for them, and one album of re-recordings of old hits ("Classic Cash '88"). Of the five, these two were the best. Some of the finest work he ever did is contained herein, and it's nice to have them together on one compact disc.

"Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town" (1987) was his label debut, and found him paired up with producer Jack Clement, who had produced many of his earliest hit singles. Cash sings Elvis Costello's "The Big Light", and two by Guy Clark ("Let Him Roll" and "Heavy Metal"). Johnny himself wrote "The Ballad Of Barbara", and I think it's one of the 10 best songs he's ever written. Other tracks are wonderfully descriptive story songs: "The Night Hank Williams Came To Town", and a tribute to Western swing pioneers "W. Lee O'Daniel (And The Light Crust Doughboys)". "Letters From Home" is absolutely beautiful. "My Ship Will Sail" concludes the album with rousing Carter Family backing choruses.

"Water From The Wells Of Home" (1988) is a record of all duets, and begins with a remake of his old hit "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen" (with parts of it sung by his daughter Rosanne Cash and the Everly Brothers). "As Long As I Live" (with Emmylou Harris) and "Sweeter Than The Flowers" (with Waylon Jennings) are both exceptionally moving and beautiful. "The Last Of The Drifters" (with Tom T. Hall) and "That Old Wheel" (with Hank Williams,Jr.) are both rollicking rockers. "Where Did We Go Right" (with wife June Carter) is one of their most touching duets. "New Moon Over Jamaica" (with Paul McCartney) was co-written by Paul, Cash, and Tom T. Hall. It glorifies the beauty of Cash's favorite island getaway, where he maintained an estate for many years. For more on that, check out his excellent memoir "Cash: The Autobiography" (1997).

I'm saving the best for last. "A Croft In Clachan" (with Glen Campbell) is fantastic, and would also make my list of the best songs Cash ever wrote. It's about young Scottish soldier Rob MacDunn returning home from war, and is superb. This album is another Jack Clement production, with the notable exception of "New Moon Over Jamaica" (produced by Paul McCartney).

Regrettably, Mercury didn't give these albums the promotional push they deserved, and his career temporarily stalled. But that doesn't make them any less great. Trust me, these are every bit as good as his more successful efforts for other labels. The other albums of new material for Mercury ("Boom Chicka Boom" and "The Mystery Of Life") are good, but not as consistent as these two. "Classic Cash '88" isn't really necessary if you've got the originals.

Collecting an artist like Johnny Cash can be intimidating. After all, there's so much product out there. With his distinctive baritone voice and commanding presence, he towered over the international music scene for nearly 50 years in a way that few others have done (Frank Sinatra comes to mind). For me, Cash was the all-time greatest American artist. His songs about Native Americans, trains, the working man, the insanity of war, etc. - helped to define the way we see ourselves and our country, and they continue to resonate meaningfully. He was a giant among men and an all-around cool guy. Only Dylan and Springsteen are on track to catch up to him, and they've still got some years to go.

If you'd like to collect Cash's most vital work, I'd suggest the 3-disc box set "The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983", which features all his original Sun hit singles, plus many major Columbia tracks. "At San Quentin" is great (I like it even better than "At Folsom Prison"). His records with The Highwaymen (Kris, Waylon, and Willie) were good, especially the first one. "Silver" and "Johnny 99" are excellent, as is "Rainbow" (if you can find it). All the others I've recommended are easily available on CD. The Rick Rubin productions are worth having ("Unchained" is my favorite). There's also a 2-DVD box set titled "The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971", which is nearly 4 hours of just musical performances. Johnny sings solo, duets with some guests, and in other cases simply introduces them. It's great fun to watch him at the peak of his popularity, and is indispensable.

But this outstanding two-fer truly ranks among his best. If you buy it, you'll be glad you did!

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Dennis J. McCarn

Johnny Cash

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2014

Heard some great duets and Johnny Cash's voice was never in better form. The version of "Ballad of a Teenage Queen", featuring Johnny, Roseanne Cash & Everly Brothers was fantastic. Waylon Jennings and EmmyLou Harris, among others, sounded greatin their duets with Johnny.

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Joe Roberts

Une période méconnue du Man in Black

Reviewed in France on January 21, 2021

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Ces 2 albums réunis sur un seul CD font partie d'une période méconnue de Johnny Cash. Alors qu'il triomphait avec ses potes Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson et Waylon Jennings au sein des Highwaymen, sa carrière solo était moins florissante. Et pourtant Cash a sorti des bons albums dans ces années même s'ils sont méconnus et largement oubliés: en 1983 par exemple, il sort Johnny 99, excellent album dans lequel il se permet de reprendre 2 titres de Springsteen (extraits de Nebraska) et Cash pouvait tout se permettre, il restait crédible puisqu'il ne faisait que ce qu'il avait envie de faire (et d'enregistrer) toujours avec dignité et sincérité. Ce CD regroupe donc un album de 1987, Johnny Cash is coming to town, très bon, qui commence par une reprise d'Elvis Costello, The big Light, sortie l'année précédente. Le meilleur morceau de l'album étant un duo avec l'ami Waylon Jennings sur The night Hank Williams came to town mais Cash se permet quels tacles amusants comme dans Heavy Metal (don't mean rock'n'roll to me)! J'adore ça (et je suis pourtant fan de metal!!!). Le 2e album est sorti en 1988, Water from wells of home, un album de duos avec les amis et la famille puisque on y retrouve son fils sur un musclé Call me the breeze, sa femme June Carter et même la Carter family, Rosanne Cash, la grande Emmylou Harris sur As long as I live (superbe), Hank Williams Jr, Glen Campbell et Tom T. Hall. En plus, Jennings est encore là pour notre plus grand plaisir et surtout Cash et McCartney ont écrit un morceau qu'ils interprètent en duo, New Moon over Jamaïca! Très beau duo entre 2 immenses artistes qui se font plaisir. Et puis l'occasion pour Macca de rendre hommage, à travers Cash, à Sun Records, des disques fondateurs du rock'n'roll qui l'ont beaucoup influencé. C'est en entendant cette chanson que j'ai voulu écouter ces albums et je ne le regrette pas. 2 albums qu'il faut (re)découvrir, passés inaperçus dans le déluge synthétique et "hardrockeux" des années 80. Rien de ce qu'a fait Cash n'est à dédaigner même si, évidemment, ces chansons ne sont pas les chefs d'oeuvre qu'il a pu sortir dans les années 50 chez Sun. Dans les années 90, Cash va à nouveau se réinventer jusqu'à la fin de sa vie, grâce au producteur Rick Rubin qui va lui faire enregistrer la série des American Recordings, absolument sublime, en particulier le volume 3, Solitary Man, mon préféré et que je vous conseille vivement si vous ne le connaissez pas, dans lequel il reprend aussi bien Tom Petty que Nick Cave! Décidément le Man in Black n'avait aucun équivalent!

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Johnny Cash & Water From Wells of Home

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2019

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Gives the impression it is2 cds in description. Only purchased for song Let him Roll not hs greatest compilation. Baron much better.

Peterbill

The Real Johnny Cash

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2014

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The double Dvd gave a real Johnny Cash feel while making me much more aware of his ability to use his voice to cover a wide sweep of storytelling and emotion

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Stefan Pregelj

Awesome

Reviewed in Canada on June 16, 2014

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If you like Johnny Cash you'll like these.
This is from an age when he wasn't too popular but his voice is fantastic

Hirundo

Try it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2013

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