![]() ![]() The album will contain not only “Walk With You,” but another powerful song he has been doing in concert called “Sober.” Quite the opposite of a wedding song, it’s about the dissolution of a relationship the song’s narrator realized is dysfunctional once he’s no longer intoxicated. It will be his first studio disc of new songs in more than three years and only his third in more than a decade, since he left Atlantic Records in 2001. I wasn’t ready to put out a full-length record, so they said, ‘Why don’t we put out a ‘best-of’? And I was like, ‘Well, if you’re feel it’s right.’ “īut the song will be re-released on “Mercy Bound,” a new full disc of songs McCain has since written and is set to release Aug. The small label with whom he was working at the time, Saguaro Road Records, “got real excited about the song and wanted to put it out on something. I am incredibly grateful to be able to do this.Because of how it came to be written, “Walk With You” first appeared not on an album of new songs, but on the compilation disc “The Best of Edwin McCain.” McCain says the song was the whole reason for releasing that album. Just like his songs, Edwin’s boats all have a story to tell about the people who built them, Edwin’s team who defies all odds to reconstruct them, and the families who take them home.īut his heart remains on the road. Once the “Flipping Ships” season ended, Edwin picked up his guitar once again and returned to the stage. Whenever he can, he likes to drop by favorite club haunts, a comfortable return to his early days that delights both his fans and himself. “The 15-year-old me would have crawled through a river of fire to be the 42-year-old singer/songwriter that I am today, and I remember that. “We started the business to put good boats into good families’ hands by restoring them in ways that might otherwise be financially out of reach,” Edwin explains. Viewers were fascinated by the blood, sweat and the occasional tear that he poured into his renovations while rehabbed boats found new life and new owners, including a few non-profit organizations in his homestate of South Carolina. ![]() In 2015, McCain suddenly found himself with a whole new crop of fans when his “Flipping Ships” television show debuted on Animal Planet. “Flipping Ships” took him from the chart tops to the boat shop - his very own Boats Have Souls ( a restoration outfit dedicated to bringing life back to vessels and customizing them to perfectly fit their new owners. ![]() 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 last season’s AI winner, Nick Fradiani). Even Justin Bieber has been known to belt out “I’ll Be” during his own concerts. Recently, he’s added orchestras to his repertoire, performing with symphonies in select markets where he brings his powerful songs to majestic new heights. After recording two of the biggest love songs in the history of pop music, McCain now performs upwards of 100 shows annually throughout the US as a solo artist, with his full band or his acoustic trio. 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. 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. ![]()
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