Broken & Beautiful (Mark Schultz album)

Broken & Beautiful
Studio album by Mark Schultz
Released	September 26, 2006
Studios	Sound Stage Studios, The Lealand House, The Smoakstack, Mono Y Mono, Bingham Bend, Bletchley Park, Starstruck Studios, Jane's Place and The Rec Room (Nashville, Tennessee) Little Big Sound (Bellevue, Tennessee) The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genres	CCM, pop
Length	43:41 (Standard release) 59:16 (Expanded edition)
Label	Word Entertainment
Producers	Shaun Shankel Mark Bright
Mark Schultz chronology
Live... A Night of Stories and Songs (2005) Broken & Beautiful (2006) Come Alive (2009)
Singles from Broken & Beautiful
"Broken & Beautiful" Released: 2006 "Walking Her Home" Released: 2007 "Everything to Me" Released: 2007 "40 Days" Released: 2008

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.

1. "40 Days" (Schultz, Ben Glover) - 3:42
2. "Broken & Beautiful" (Schultz, Matthew West) - 5:22
3. "Walking Her Home" - 4:11
4. "Until I See You Again" - 2:53
5. "1000 Miles" - 2:59
6. "Lord You Are" - 3:40
7. "Everything to Me" (Schultz, Cindy Morgan) - 4:36
8. "God of Life" (Schultz, Ian Eskelin) - 4:22
9. "Now That You've Come Into My Life" - 3:11
10. "She Was Watching" - 5:07
11. "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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout

Commercial performance

The album has currently sold over 300,000 copies nationwide.

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Billboard 200	79
Top Christian Albums	1

Singles charts

Title	Chart positions
	U.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.