Broken & Beautiful (Mark Schultz album)

Broken & Beautiful is the fifth album (fourth studio album) released by Contemporary Christian artist Mark Schultz. It was released on September 26, 2006.

Broken & Beautiful
Studio album by Mark Schultz
Released	September 26, 2006
Genre	CCM, pop
Length	59:16 (Expanded edition)
Label	Word Entertainment
Producer	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

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 – lead and 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, 3, 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)
• David Davidson – string arrangements (5)
• David Angell, Kristen Cassell, David Davidson, Jim Grosjean, Anthony LaMarchina, Pamela Sixfin, Elizabeth Stewart, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale and Kristen Wilkinson – strings (5)
• 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)

Production

• Producers – Shaun Shankel (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 & 9); Mark Bright (Tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 & 11).
• Executive Producer – Tim Marshall
• A&R – Jamie Kiner
• Recording Engineers – Lee Bridges, Daewoo Kim, Shaun Shankel and Bill Whittington (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 & 9); Derek Bason (Tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 & 11).
• Additional Recording on Tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 & 11 – J.R. Rodriguez
• Assistant Engineers – Steve Lotz (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 & 9); Chris Ashburn (Tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 & 11).
• Recorded at Sound Stage Studios, The Lealand House, The Smoakstack, Mono Y Mono, Bingham Bend, Bletchley Park, Starstruck Studios and Jane's Place (Nashville, TN); Little Big Sound (Bellevue, TN); The Castle (Franklin, TN).
• Mixing – F. Reid Shippen (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 & 9); Derek Bason (Tracks 3, 4, 7 & 10); Ben Fowler (Track 11).
• Mixed at Starstruck Studios and The Rec Room (Nashville, TN).
• Digital Editing on Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 & 9 – Lee Bridges, Shaun Shankel and Bill Whittington.
• Tracks 1-10 mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Track 11 mastered by Hank Williams at MasterMix (Nashville, TN).
• Compiled by Randy LeRoy at Final Stage Mastering (Nashville, TN).
• Creative Director – Katherine Petillo
• Design – Bert Sumner at Ground Level Design (Franklin, TN).
• Photography – Michael Gomez
• Management – Lucid Artist Management

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.