''Misguided Roses'' is singer/guitarist

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 ...

's second album released by

Lava Records Lava Records is an American record label owned by Jason Flom, in partnership with Universal Music Group. Company history In 1995, Flom launched Lava Records in partnership with Atlantic Records. For the next decade, he continued to discover an ...

. It was originally issued on June 24, 1997. " I'll Be", a very successful single in 1998, came from this record. Although "I'll Be" was the only successful single from the album, the track "See the Sky Again" also received some airplay.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Edwin McCain, except where noted. # "See the Sky Again" – 4:08 # "Grind Me in the Gears" – 4:21 # "Cleveland Park" – 4:27 # " I'll Be" – 4:26 # "How Strange It Seems" (McCain,

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Rollings won the 'Best Traditional Pop ...

Kenny Greenberg Kenneth S. Greenberg is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and session musician. He is known for bringing a rock-and-roll sensibility to Nashville recording sessions. Biography Greenberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio but attended junio ...

) – 4:12 # "The Rhythm Of Life" (McCain, Rollings, Greenberg) – 5:28 # "Punish Me" – 5:06 # "Darwin's Children" (McCain, Scott Bannevich) – 4:14 # "Take Me" – 4:14 # "(I've Got To) Stop Thinking 'Bout That" (

Danny Kortchmar Daniel Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946), also known as Danny Kootch, is an American guitarist, session musician, producer and songwriter. His work with singer-songwriters such as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Carole King, David Cassi ...

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fi ...

) – 3:50 # "What Matters" (McCain, Bannevich) – 5:16 # "Holy City" (McCain, Rollings) – 11:54 Hidden Track: The song "Through The Floor" follows the song "Holy City"

Personnel

Band * Edwin McCain – lead vocals, guitar * Craig Shields – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, wind controller, keyboards * Dave Harrison – drums, percussion * Larry Chaney – electric guitar, cuatro, lap steel guitar * Scott Bannevich – bass guitar Additional musicians *

– electric guitar , additional acoustic guitar , dobro , 12-string guitar , electric baritone guitar *

– organ , piano , Wurlitzer , synthesizer , anvil *

Eric Darken Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer. Biography Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...

– percussion pandeiro * Vicki Hampton – background vocals * Michael McDonald – background vocals * Russ Taff – background vocals *

Ashley Cleveland Ashley Cleveland (born February 2, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter best known as a background vocalist and Gospel music, gospel singer. Ashley Cleveland was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Career She sang "We're Gonna Win This One" in 1 ...

– background vocals *

Beth Nielsen Chapman Beth Nielsen Chapman (born September 14, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter who has written hits for country and pop music performers. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. She is a two-time Grammy Award ...

– background vocals Technical personnel *

– producer *

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 ...

– producer , mixing * Carl Meadows – engineer * Jeff Tomei – engineer * Greg Archilla – engineer and mixing * Richard Dodd – mixing *

Bob Clearmountain Bob Clearmountain (born Chiaramonte, January 15, 1953) is an American mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with major acts, including Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Pretenders, and Bryan A ...

– mixing *

Joseph M. Palmaccio Joseph M. Palmaccio also credited as Joe Palmaccio (1965 – October 16, 2021) was an American mastering engineer born in rural South Carolina. Palmaccio was nominated for six Grammy Awards and won four in the Best Historical Album category for m ...

– mastering *

Bob Ludwig Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ...

– mastering *

Stephen Marcussen Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles, neighborhood and distri ...

– mastering Art and design * Hans Neleman – cover design, Edwin McCain images * Clay McBride – band photography, additional still-life photography * Larry Freemantle – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1997 albums Edwin McCain albums Lava Records albums Albums produced by Kenny Greenberg Albums produced by Matt Serletic