Simply Nothing

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

Simply Nothing
Studio album by Shawn McDonald
Released	August 10, 2004
Genre	CCM
Length	49:39
Label	Sparrow Records
Producer	Christopher Stevens
Shawn McDonald chronology
Simply Nothing (2004) Live in Seattle (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christianity Today
Jesus Freak Hideout
Renown

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shawn McDonald, except where noted

Album release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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