''Simply Nothing'' is the debut album by singer-songwriter

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released August 10, 2004.

Track listing

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
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* Photography Art Direction: Joshua S. Newman * Design: Jeremy Cowart
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