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Simply Nothing is the debut album by singer/songwriter Shawn McDonald

Shawn McDonald

-Childhood:As a child, McDonald lived with his grandparents because his parents could not take care of him. Not really understanding the situation, he became rebellious. He would sneak out of the house, drink alcohol, get intoxicated, and later use drugs...

on Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...

released August 10, 2004.

Track listing

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

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
Paul Wright
Paul Wright may refer to:*Paul Wright , British diplomat, ambassador to Congo and to Lebanon*Paul Wright , American Christian singer and musician*Paul Wright , Scottish footballer...

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
Tim Donahue (drummer)
-Career:Born in Oswego, New York, Donahue was raised in Oregon, where he began playing drums professionally in the early 1980s, serving in numerous bands including Lucy Crank, Road Kill, Flash Back, Zoo Gang, RMS McConnel, AKA and Intensity. In mid-1997, he joined Eugene band the Cherry Poppin'...
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

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