Simply Nothing
{{Infobox album
| name = Simply Nothing
| type = Album
| artist = Shawn McDonald
| cover = Shawn mcdonald - Simply Nothing (album cover art).jpg
| alt =
| released = August 10, 2004
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
FabMusic (Springfield, Oregon)
| genre = CCM
| length = 49:39
| label = Sparrow Records
| producer = Christopher Stevens
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Live in Seattle
| next_year = 2005
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2004/simplynothing.html Christianity Today]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}
| rev2=[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/SimplyNothing.asp Jesus Freak Hideout]
| rev2Score={{Rating|4|5}}
| rev3={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061102080207/http://www.renownmagazine.com/main/modules.php?module=reviews&id=246 Renown]}}
| rev3Score= {{Rating|4|5}}}}
Simply Nothing is the debut album by singer-songwriter Shawn McDonald on Sparrow Records released August 10, 2004.
Track listing
{{track list
| headline = Album release
| all_writing = Shawn McDonald, except where noted
| title1 = Take My Hand
| length1 = 3:45
| writer1 = Shawn McDonald, Paul Wright
| title2 = Gravity
| length2 = 4:10
| writer2 = McDonald, Christopher Stevens
| title3 = Hold On
| length3 = 3:58
| writer3 = McDonald, Stevens
| title4 = Simply Nothing
| length4 = 4:02
| title5 = Beautiful
| length5 = 4:59
| title6 = Don't Walk Away
| length6 = 3:17
| title7 = All I Need
| length7 = 3:38
| title8 = Take This Life
| length8 = 3:55
| writer8 = McDonald, Stevens
| title9 = Have You Ever?
| length9 = 4:58
| title10 = Here I Am
| length10 = 4:38
| title11 = Yahweh
| length11 = 4:02
| title12 = Open Me
| length12 = 4:17
| total_length = 52:35
}}
Personnel
- Shawn McDonald – vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 7) acoustic guitar (1-7, 9-12)
- Christopher Stevens – programming, Rhodes electric piano (2), additional guitars (2, 4), bass (3, 4, 7, 8, 11), drums (4), electric guitars (7)
- Nathan Christenson – electric guitars (2)
- Joe Weber – electric guitars (2)
- Roy Brewer – nylon guitar (3), viola (3, 5), Spanish guitar (8)
- Mark Schneider – acoustic bass (1, 2, 6, 12), electric bass (6)
- Tim Donahue – drums (6, 7, 11, 12)
- Dale Bradley – cello (1, 2, 5, 10, 12)
- Cara Flory – backing vocals (4, 5, 7, 10)
- Jessica Rossi – backing vocals (8, 12)
Production
- Christopher York – executive producer
- Christopher Stevens – producer, engineer, mixing
- Jim DeMain – mastering at Yes Master (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Jan Cook – creative director
- Jeremy Cowart / [http://pixelgrazer.com Pixelgrazer.com] – design, photography
- Joshua S. Newman – photography art direction
- Tim Frank – design art direction
- Glynne Davies – grooming
- Dryve Artist Management, LLC – management
{{Shawn McDonald}}
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