Simply Nothing
Simply Nothing is the debut album by singer/songwriter Shawn McDonald on Sparrow Records released August 10, 2004.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Shawn McDonald, except where noted.
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 |
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
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