Simply Nothing
# Simply Nothing

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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.

## 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
