Simply Nothing

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Simply Nothing
Studio album by Shawn McDonald
Released August 10, 2004
Genre CCM
Length 49:39
Label Sparrow Records
Producer Christopher Stevens
Professional reviews

Christianity Today 3/5 stars
Jesus Freak Hideout 4/5 stars
Renown Magazine 4/5 stars

Shawn McDonald chronology
Simply Nothing
(2004)
Live In Seattle
(2005)

Simply Nothing is the debut album by singer/songwriter Shawn McDonald on Sparrow Records released August 10, 2004.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Take My Hand – 3:45
  2. Gravity – 4:10
  3. Hold On – 3:58
  4. Simply Nothing – 4:02
  5. Beautiful – 4:59
  6. Don't Walk Away – 3:17
  7. All I Need – 3:38
  8. Take This Life – 3:55
  9. Have You Ever? – 4:58
  10. Here I Am – 4:38
  11. Yahweh – 4:02
  12. Open Me – 4:17

[edit] Track Information

Take My Hand
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Acoustic Bass: Mark Schneider
  • Cello: Dale Bradley
  • Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Background Vocals: Shawn McDonald
  • Written by Shawn McDonald and Paul Wright
Gravity
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Acoustic Bass: Mark Schneider
  • Cello: Dale Bradley
  • Electric Guitar: Joe Weber, Nathan Christenson
  • Programming: Rhodes
    • Additional Guitars: Christopher Stevens
  • Background Vocals: Shawn McDonald
  • Written by Shawn McDonald and Christopher Stevens
Hold On
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Viola, Nylon Guitar: Roy Brewer
  • Bass, Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Background Vocals: Shawn McDonald
  • Written by Shawn McDonald and Christopher Stevens
Simply Nothing
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Drums, Bass, Additional Guitars, Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Background Vocals: Cara Flory, Shawn McDonald
  • Written by Shawn McDonald
Beautiful
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Cello: Dale Bradley
  • Viola: Roy Brewer
  • Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Background Vocals: Cara Flory
  • Written by Shawn McDonald
Don't Walk Away
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Drums: Tim Donahue
  • Electric/Acoustic Bass: Mark Schneider
  • Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Written by Shawn McDonald
All I Need
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Drums: Tim Donahue
  • Programming, Bass, Electric Guitars: Christopher Stevens
  • Background Vocals: Cara Flory, Shawn McDonald
  • Written by Shawn McDonald
Take This Life
  • Spanish Guitar: Roy Brewer
  • Bass, Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Background Vocals: Jessica Rossi
  • Written by Shawn McDonald and Christopher Stevens
Have You Ever?
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Written by Shawn McDonald
Here I Am
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Cello: Dale Bradley
  • Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Background Vocals: Cara Flory
  • Written by Shawn McDonald
Yahweh
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Drums: Tim Donahue
  • Bass, Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Written by Shawn McDonald
Open Me
  • Acoustic Guitar: Shawn McDonald
  • Drums: Tim Donahue
  • Acoustic Bass: Mark Schneider
  • Cello: Dale Bradley
  • Programming: Christopher Stevens
  • Background Vocals: Jessica Rossi
  • Written by Shawn McDonald

[edit] Album credits

  • Produced, Engineer & Mixed by Christopher Stevens
  • Executive Producer: Christopher York
  • Recorded & Mixed at fabmusic, Springfield, OR
  • Mastered by Jim DeMain at Yes Master
  • Creative Director: Jan Cook
  • Photography: Jeremy Cowart / Pixelgrazer.com
  • Photography Art Direction: Joshua S. Newman
  • Design: Jeremy Cowart / Pixelgrazer.com
  • Design Art Direction: Tim Frank
  • Grooming: Glynne Davies