Shawn McDonald - Ripen

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Shawn McDonald
Ripen

Album US 2006 on Sparrow Records label
Rock (Acoustic, Soft Rock)

Recorded and mixed at Fabmusic and Spaceway Studios. Mastered at Yes Master. This is an exclusive edition of 'Ripen' that was only available through FamilyChristian.com for a limited time as part of their 'Heart of the Artist' series. The first CD contains the regular album, while the bonus DVD contains the following material: • Acoustic versions of 'My Salvation' and 'Pour Out' - Just Shawn and his guitar, set to a single static image for the duration of each song. • Stories Behind Ripen - A track-by-track spoken word commentary by Shawn McDonald set to a static image. It also includes extensive comments on the making of the album as a whole. • Shawn's Journey - A video of Shawn McDonald giving his testimony. Filmed in concert at Oklahoma. • Shawn's Photography - A montage of photos taken by Shawn McDonald set to the track 'Reason'.

Musicians

	Shawn McDonald acg, voc, *1978 US acoustic guitar, lead vocals, harmonica, music by, lyrics by, album by
	Will Hunt dr, backing vocals, drums, percussion, programmed by, arranged by, string orchestration, producer, mandolin, electric piano, wurlitzer, music by, lyrics by
	Christopher Stevens dr, key, US programmed by, arranged by, string orchestration, engineer, mixed by, producer, organ, hammond b-3, backing vocals, organ, hammond b-3, electric piano, wurlitzer, strings, tenor gopichand, guitar, vibe, organ, hammond b-3
	Todd Cromwell bass
	Dale Bradley cello
	Gary Burnette g, US electric guitar, guitar, ambient, acoustic guitar, banjo, acoustic guitar, nylon string
	Will Sayles perc, dr, US percussion
	Roy Brewer vn, violin, acoustic guitar, flamenco
	Neal Vickers vc, acg, cello
	Eric Smith vc, cello
	Chad Copelin key, g, organ, hammond b-3, synthesizer, moog, mellotron, organ, hammond b-3, electric piano, wurlitzer
	Tiffany Watson , violin, viola
	Rick Nelson vn, cello, violin, viola
	Matt Pierson b, eb, double bass
	Michael Watson dr, electric guitar
	Ben Phillips dr, drums

Producers

Josh Davis engineer

Jim DeMain mastered by

Hunter Hall backing vocals

Christopher Stevens backing vocals

Neal Vickers backing vocals

Paul Wright backing vocals

Composers

Shawn McDonald

Will Hunt

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	I Want To Be Ready	Shawn McDonald		4:56
2	The Rider On The White Horse	Shawn McDonald		2:34
3	Reason	Shawn McDonald		5:00
4	I Am Nothing	Shawn McDonald		4:48
5	Free	Shawn McDonald	Will Hunt	3:28
6	Ramblings Of A Beggar	Shawn McDonald		1:44
7	My Salvation	Shawn McDonald		4:35
8	Pour Out	Shawn McDonald		3:24
9	Confess	Shawn McDonald		4:33
10	Home	Shawn McDonald		4:22
11	Take Hold	Shawn McDonald		4:14
12	Perfectly Done	Shawn McDonald		4:36
13	Imago	Shawn McDonald		2:41
14	A Little More	Shawn McDonald		4:01
15	Lovely	Shawn McDonald		5:58
16	My Salvation (Acoustic Version)	Shawn McDonald		5:16
17	Pour Out (Acoustic Version)	Shawn McDonald		2:50
18	Stories Behind Ripen	Shawn McDonald		37:45
19	Shawn's Journey	Shawn McDonald		7:29
20	Shawn's Photography	Shawn McDonald		5:00

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