# 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.

## 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 – 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 |
| Title | 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.