In a May 2003 interview with Billboard, McCain noted, 'The whole package is sort of saying, 'I'm back doing what I started doing.'' About the same time, the musician also hosted 'Inside Music With Edwin McCain', a syndicated show on the Sirius radio network. The album, coupled with McCain's first DVD, Mile Marker: Songs and Stories from the Acoustic Highway (2002) – which consisted of interviews, live performances and other material – served as a thank-you to longtime followers. In early 2003 he released a collection of acoustic versions of old and new songs called The Austin Sessions via ATC Records, a Nashville-based independent record label (at which McCain was the first artist signed following its creation in 2001.) Sessions, recorded in roughly 20 days, punctuated McCain's major-label departure with an intentionally stripped-down sound and offered some fan favorites from his early days of touring, including Dire Straits' 'Romeo and Juliet'. Having fulfilled his four-album contract, McCain split from Lava/Atlantic at the end of 2001. 'I Could Not Ask For More' was also featured on the soundtrack for the 1999 film Message in a Bottle. Summer of 1999 marked the arrival of McCain's third album, Messenger, which included a second Top 40 hit, the Diane Warren-penned 'I Could Not Ask For More.' Produced by Matt Serletic ( Matchbox Twenty, Collective Soul) and Noel Golden, Messenger was recorded at Tree Sound Studios and Southern Tracks in Atlanta as well as Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles. It was also featured in the 2000 drama television show, Higher Ground, as well as the 2004 teen flick, A Cinderella Story.

This song also is featured on the charitable album, Live in the X Lounge, along with a live version of 'Solitude'. His second album, Misguided Roses, spawned ' I'll Be', a major hit single in 1998. In 1994, he recorded his first major-label album, Honor Among Thieves under the Lava Records imprint ( Matchbox Twenty, Kid Rock, Beth Hart, and Jewel). Longtime touring friends with Hootie and the Blowfish, the Edwin McCain band signed with the same label, Atlantic Records.

McCain graduated from Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, South Carolina, and briefly attended both the College of Charleston and Coastal Carolina University.

McCain has released eleven albums, with his first two being released independently.

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 200. Even Justin Bieber has been known to belt out “I’ll Be” during his own concerts.Ģ023 marks the 25 th year of the success of “I’ll Be,” which first topped the Billboard charts in 1998 and has proven to be a timeless classic over the past two decades.Edwin Cole McCain (born January 20, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Those enduring love songs (and wedding must-haves) “I’ll Be” and “I Could Not Ask For More” aren’t just for the romantic at heart “American Idol” and “The Voice” contestants turn to Edwin’s ballads every single year to help them win over judges and fans alike (just ask AI winner, Nick Fradiani). After recording two of the biggest love songs in the history of pop music and experiencing the success that comes with a television show on Animal Planet ( Flipping Ships ), McCain now performs upwards of 100 shows annually throughout the US as a solo artist, with his full band or his acoustic trio. His hit songs, authentic spirit and surprisingly affable sense of humor keep fans coming back time and time again for nights that feel more like parties with old friends than rock concerts. Called the “great American romantic” by The New York Times, Edwin McCain has built an enviable career over the past 20 years by balancing his massive pop success with the year-round touring schedule of a tireless troubadour.

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