''Messenger'' is

Edwin McCain Edwin Cole McCain (born January 20, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His songs " I'll Be" (1998) and " I Could Not Ask for More" (1999) were radio top-40 hits in the U.S., and five of his albums have reached the ''Billboard ...

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Track listing

All tracks written by Edwin McCain except "Prayer to St. Peter," based on an anonymous poem found at a

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. # "Wish in This World" - 3:43 # "Beautiful Life" - 5:04 # "Promise of You" - 5:31 # "Ghosts of Jackson Square" - 4:14 # "

I Could Not Ask for More "I Could Not Ask for More" is a song by American singer-songwriter Edwin McCain for the soundtrack of the 1999 romantic drama film ''Message in a Bottle''. It was also included in his third studio album ''Messenger'' (1999), on which it would ...

" - 4:35 # "Do Your Thing" - 4:33 # "Prayer to St. Peter" - 3:43 # "Go Be Young" - 3:43 # "Anything Good About Me" - 3:47 # " I'll Be (Acoustic Version)" - 4:35 # "Sign on the Door" - 5:58 # "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 Matthew Michael Serletic II (born 1970 or 1971) is an American record producer, songwriter, and music executive. Career As a teenager, Serletic joined a band with members of Collective Soul – a group for which he would later produce. Serlet ...

– orchestra arrangements , horn arrangements * Suzie Katayama – orchestra contractor and conductor * Scott Douglas – hammered dulcimer * William Chester – background vocals * Jacquelyn Reddick – background vocals * Yvette Preyer – background vocals * Jackie Johnson – background vocals Technical personnel *

– producer , executive producer * Noel Golden – producer , engineer * Shawn Grove – second engineer * David Thoener – additional engineering, orchestra engineer * 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 *

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– mixing * David Boucher – second mixing engineer *

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Charts

Album Singles

Notes

{{Authority control 1999 albums Edwin McCain albums Lava Records albums Albums produced by Matt Serletic