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2004 studio album by Shawn McDonald
Simply Nothing is the debut album by singer-songwriter Shawn McDonald on Sparrow Records released August 10, 2004.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Shawn McDonald, except where noted
Album release Title Writer(s) 1. "Take My Hand" Shawn McDonald, Paul Wright 3:45 2. "Gravity" McDonald, Christopher Stevens 4:10 3. "Hold On" McDonald, Stevens 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" McDonald, Stevens 3:55 9. "Have You Ever?" 4:58 10. "Here I Am" 4:38 11. "Yahweh" 4:02 12. "Open Me" 4:17 Total length: 52:35
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
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