Misguided Roses

Misguided Roses is singer/guitarist Edwin McCain's second album released by Lava Records. 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. The album was recorded at the House of Therm Studios and Love Grotto, both in Nashville, Tennessee, and Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.

Misguided Roses
Studio album by Edwin McCain
Released	June 24, 1997
Recorded	Late 1996 and early 1997
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	62:48
Label	Lava Records
Producer	Matt Serletic, Kenny Greenberg
Edwin McCain chronology
Honor Among Thieves (1995) Misguided Roses (1997) Messenger (1999)
Singles from Misguided Roses
"See the Sky Again" Released: April 1997 "I'll Be"/"Grind Me in the Gears"" Released: January 26, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

All tracks composed by McCain. Except "Stop Thinking 'Bout That" by James Taylor & Daniel Kortchmar.

1. "See the Sky Again" – 4:08
2. "Grind Me in the Gears" – 4:21
3. "Cleveland Park" – 4:27
4. "I'll Be" – 4:26
5. "How Strange It Seems" – 4:12
6. "The Rhythm Of Life" – 5:28
7. "Punish Me" – 5:06
8. "Darwin's Children" – 4:14
9. "Take Me" – 4:14
10. "(I've Got To) Stop Thinking 'Bout That" – 3:50
11. "What Matters" – 5:16
12. "Holy City" – 11:54

Hidden Track: The song "Through The Floor" follows the song "Holy City"

Personnel

• Scott Bannevich – bass guitar
• Larry Chaney – electric guitar, cuatro, lap steel guitar
• Beth Nielsen Chapman – background vocals
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Ashley Cleveland – background vocals
• Eric Darken – percussion, pandeiro
• Richard Dodd – mixing
• Larry Freemantle – art direction
• Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, dobro, electric guitar, 12-string guitar
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
• Dave Harrison – percussion, drums
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Clay McBride – photography
• Edwin McCain – guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Michael McDonald – background vocals
• Carl Meadows – engineer
• Hans Neleman – cover design
• Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering
• Matt Rollings – organ, synthesizer, piano, producer, wurlitzer, anvil
• Matt Serletic – producer
• Craig Shields – keyboards, alto sax, baritone sax, soprano sax, tenor sax, wind controller
• Russ Taff – background vocals
• Jeff Tomei – engineer

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Heatseekers	2
1998	The Billboard 200	73

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1998	"I'll Be"	Adult Contemporary	6
1998	"I'll Be"	Adult Top 40	6
1998	"I'll Be"	The Billboard Hot 100	5
1998	"I'll Be"	Top 40 Mainstream	10
1998	"I'll Be"	Top 40 Tracks	5
1998	"I'll Be"	Top 40 Adult Recurrents	2

External links

• Edwin McCain's Misguided Roses at AllMusic