| "I'll Be" | ||||
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| Single by Edwin McCain | ||||
| from the album Misguided Roses | ||||
| B-side | "Grind Me in the Gears" | |||
| Released | September 8, 1998[1] | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Lava | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Edwin McCain | |||
| Producer(s) | Matt Serletic | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| I'll Be on YouTube | ||||
"I'll Be" is a song written and performed by American singer Edwin McCain. The song was serviced to US radio in October 1997 and was commercially released on September 8, 1998, as the first single from his second album, Misguided Roses (1997). McCain recorded an acoustic version of the song for his follow-up album, Messenger. The radio version of "I'll Be", which was released on a CD single with "Grind Me in the Gears" as the B-side, differs from the album version. Its opening melody is played with electric guitar (as opposed to acoustic on the album) and the vocal and saxophone lines differ. Upon its release, the song reached number five in the United States and number 52 in Canada.
On December 22, 1999, McCain recorded a version with Warren Haynes on the live concert album from the 11th Annual Christmas Jam, a benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity in Asheville, North Carolina. The album is titled Wintertime Blues: The Benefit Concert.[2] In 2015, McCain re-recorded "I'll Be" for his EP Phoenix.[3]
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- ^ "I'll be (2015)". YouTube.