Messenger (Edwin McCain album)

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox album Template:Music ratings Messenger is Edwin McCain's third major-label album, released on June 15, 1999. It was recorded at Tree Sound Studios & Southern Tracks in Atlanta, and Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, and released by Lava Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Edwin McCain except "Prayer to St. Peter," based on an anonymous poem found at a WWII hospital, and "I Could Not Ask for More" written by Diane Warren.

1. "Wish in This World" - 3:43
2. "Beautiful Life" - 5:04
3. "Promise of You" - 5:31
4. "Ghosts of Jackson Square" - 4:14
5. "I Could Not Ask for More" - 4:35
6. "Do Your Thing" - 4:33
7. "Prayer to St. Peter" - 3:43
8. "Go Be Young" - 3:43
9. "Anything Good About Me" - 3:47
10. "I'll Be (Acoustic Version)" - 4:35
11. "Sign on the Door" - 5:58
12. "See Off This Mountain" - 7:00

Personnel

Band

• Edwin McCain – lead vocals, guitar
• Craig Shields – saxophones, wind controller, keyboards
• Dave Harrison – drums, percussion
• Larry Chaney – electric guitar, cuatro, lap steel guitar
• Scott Bannevich – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Matt Serletic – orchestra arrangements Template:Small, horn arrangements Template:Small
• Suzie Katayama – orchestra contractor and conductor Template:Small
• Scott Douglas – hammered dulcimer Template:Small
• William Chester – background vocals Template:Small
• Jacquelyn Reddick – background vocals Template:Small
• Yvette Preyer – background vocals Template:Small
• Jackie Johnson – background vocals Template:Small

Technical personnel

• Matt Serletic – producer Template:Small, executive producer
• Noel Golden – producer Template:Small, engineer
• Shawn Grove – second engineer
• David Thoener – additional engineering, orchestra engineer Template:Small
• Jeff Tomei – additional engineering
• Mark Dobson – programming, digital editing
• Tal Herzberg – programming, digital editing
• Tony Adams – drum technician
• Walter Earl – drum technician
• Craig Poole – guitar technician
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• David Boucher – second mixing engineer
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1999	The Billboard 200	59

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1999	"I Could Not Ask for More"	Adult Contemporary	3
1999	"I Could Not Ask for More"	Adult Top 40	6
1999	"I Could Not Ask for More"	The Billboard Hot 100	37
1999	"I Could Not Ask for More"	Top 40 Mainstream	21
1999	"I Could Not Ask for More"	Top 40 Tracks	24
2000	"Go Be Young"	Adult Top 40	29