Description
Live in Seattle is a live album by the American singer and songwriter Shawn McDonald, released on Sparrow Records in April 2005, manufactured by EMI CMG Label Group, distributed by EMI CMG Distribution. The album was recorded January 18, 2005 by Andrew Gregg, live at The Paradox Theatre at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. Produced and mixed by Christopher Stevens.
Ever since the days of Keith Green Sparrow Records have had the knack of finding artists with the ability to connect with the listener in a very direct way. On this live recoding twenty something Shawn McDonald wears Green’s mantle with consummate ease as he endeavours to communicate the Gospel to the rising generation. With a minimal amount of acoustic guitar and cello for instrumentation, and a total lack of pretentious polemic, he leads an enthusiastic audience into God’s presence with «Here I Am», a personal expression of worship and surrender. «Take My Hand» develops the theme with the audience adding some handclap percussion to indicate that they’re with him all the way. «All I Need» acknowledges the need for God’s grace, whilst «Open Me» recalls the deeply personal music of Tracey Chapman. All these tracks, and indeed most of the songs on this album, were included on McDonald’s debut disk ‘Simply Nothing‘ which makes me question the value of re-recording so many tracks so soon. Clearly, there must be a market amongst the 70,000 customers who have bought the aforesaid debut offering and are already awaiting his imminent second studio release. One track here is devoted to McDonald’s testimony of drug deliverance before he exhorts his listeners to commit themselves to the call with «Have You Ever». I sense that in Shawn McDonald we have an artist who will be ministering for some time to come. See what you think. [Chris Tozer, Cross Rhythms, September 2005]
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CD tracklist:
01. Here I Am
02. Take My Hand
03. All I Need
04. Open Me
05. Hold On
06. Have You Ever?
07. Perfectly Done
08. Without You
09. Home
10. Beautiful
11. Gravity
12. Over The Rainbow
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