| Messenger | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Los Angeles Times | [2] |
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.
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.
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| 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 |
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