Messenger (Edwin McCain album)

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.

Messenger
Studio album by Edwin McCain
Released	June 15, 1999
Recorded	Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	56:50
Label	Lava Records
Producer	Matt Serletic and Noel Golden
Edwin McCain chronology
Misguided Roses (1997) Messenger (1999) Far from Over (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by McCain except "A Prayer to St. Peter," composed by John Gorka (actually called "Let Them In" on his 2001 CD entitled The Company You Keep), and "I Could Not Ask for More" composed 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. "A 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

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
1998	"Go Be Young"	Adult Top 40	29

Notes

1. Edwin McCain's Messenger at AllMusic
2. Los Angeles Times review