Happy (Matthew West album)

Happy is Matthew West's debut studio album for a major label, released on December 26, 2003. It was followed by History, Sellout (re-release), and Something to Say.

Track listing

Personnel

• Matthew West – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitars
• Greg Bieck – programming (1)
• Solomon Olds – programming (2)
• Sam Mizell – keyboards, programming (3, 6, 7), backing vocals
• Jimmy Collins – keyboards, programming (4, 8-10), electric guitars, backing vocals
• Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, backing vocals
• B. James Lowery – acoustic guitars
• Mark Hill – bass
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
• Chris McHugh – drums
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Jonathan Yudkin – strings, string arrangements
• Jason Houser – backing vocals

Production

• Kenny Greenberg – producer
• Jason Houser – producer
• David Leonard – recording, mixing (1)
• Miles Logan – additional recording, mixing (3-5, 7-11)
• James Warner – recording assistant
• J. R. McNeely – mixing (2)
• Joe Baldridge – mixing (6)
• Joe Costa – mix assistant (6)
• Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Jan Cook – art direction
• Tim Frank – art direction
• Clark Hook – art direction, design
• Susan Levy – art direction
• Emily West – art direction
• Michael Levine – photography
• Sasha Harford – hair stylist, make-up
• Miles Siggins – wardrobe
• Fitzgerald/Hartley – management

Radio singles

"More" was released to Christian radio in late 2003 and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart starting March 27, 2004 for 6 weeks in 2004, and spent a total of 60 weeks on the chart.

Awards

In 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.

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