title: Simply Nothing
text: # 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
  