Broken & Beautiful is the fifth album (fourth studio album) released by Contemporary Christian artist Mark Schultz. It was released on September 26, 2006.
Track listing All songs written by Mark Schultz, except where noted.
"40 Days" (Schultz, Ben Glover) - 3:42 "Broken & Beautiful" (Schultz, Matthew West) - 5:22 "Walking Her Home" - 4:11 "Until I See You Again" - 2:53 "1000 Miles" - 2:59 "Lord You Are" - 3:40 "Everything to Me" (Schultz, Cindy Morgan) - 4:36 "God of Life" (Schultz, Ian Eskelin) - 4:22 "Now That You've Come Into My Life" - 3:11 "She Was Watching" - 5:07 "Until I See You Again" (Ballad Version) - 3:38
Personnel Mark Schultz – vocals, backing vocals Shaun Shankel – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), programming (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (2, 5, 8) Tim Akers – keyboards (3, 4, 7, 10) Jimmy Nichols – keyboards (3, 4, 7, 10) Gordon Mote – acoustic piano (11) Rob Hawkins – guitars (1, 2, 6, 8, 9) Paul Moak – guitars (1, 2, 6) Tom Bukovac – guitars (2–4, 7–10) Akil Thompson – bass (1, 6) Craig Young – bass (2, 8, 9) Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (3, 4, 7, 10) Ben Phillips – drums (1, 6) Shannon Forrest – drums (2, 8, 9) Chris McHugh – drums (3, 4, 7, 10) Eric Darken – percussion (3, 4, 7, 10) Jonathan Yudkin – string arrangements (3, 4, 11), bass (3), cello (3, 11), viola (3, 11), violin (3, 11), strings (4), mandolin (11), arco bass (11) Ben Glover – backing vocals (2) Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 10) Perry Coleman – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 10) Joy Williams – backing vocals (8)
String section on "1,000 Miles" David Davidson – string arrangements David Angell, Kristen Cassell, David Davidson, Jim Grosjean, Anthony LaMarchina, Pamela Sixfin, Elizabeth Stewart, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale and Kristen Wilkinson – string players
Production Tim Marshall – executive producer Shaun Shankel – producer (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) Mark Bright – producer (3, 4, 7, 10, 11) Jamie Kiner – A&R Joseph Prielonzy – production coordinator (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator (3, 4, 7, 10, 11) Katherine Petillo – creative director Bert Sumner for Ground Level Design (Franklin, Tennessee) – design Michael Gomez – photography Megan Thompson – hair stylist, make-up Lucid Artist Management – management
Technical credits Greg Calbi – mastering (1–10) at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Hank Williams – mastering (11) at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) Randy LeRoy – compiling at Final Stage Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee) Lee Bridges – recording (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), digital editing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) Daewoo Kim – recording (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) Shaun Shankel – recording (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), digital editing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) Bill Whittington – recording (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9), digital editing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) Derek Bason – recording (3, 4, 7, 10, 11), mixing (3, 4, 7, 10) Ben Fowler – mixing (11) Steve Lotz – assistant engineer (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) Chris Ashburn – assistant engineer (3, 4, 7, 10, 11) J.R. Rodriguez – additional recording (3, 4, 7, 10, 11)
2007 re-release A second album called Broken and Beautiful: Expanded Edition was released on September 25, 2007. The album included all the songs on the new album, plus songs featured on WOW Hits. Also, the album contains a DVD with new music videos, and the origin of the song "Walking Her Home".
Reception
Commercial performance The album has currently sold over 300,000 copies nationwide.
Charts
Chart (2009) PeakpositionBillboard 200 79Top Christian Albums 1
Singles charts TitleChartpositionsU.S.Christ"Broken & Beautiful"6
Awards
In 2007, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.38th Annual GMA Awards on About.com
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