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.

Personnel

 * Matthew West – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
 * Greg Bieck – programming (1)
 * Solomon Olds – programming (2)
 * Sam Mizell – keyboards, programming (3, 6, 7), backing vocals
 * Jimmy Collins – keyboards, programming (4, 8, 9, 10), electric guitars, backing vocals
 * Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, backing vocals
 * B. James Lowery – acoustic guitar
 * 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, 4, 5, 7-11)
 * James Warner – recording assistant
 * J. R. McNeely – mixing (2)
 * Joe Baldridge – mixing (6)
 * Joe Costa – mix assistant (6)
 * Ken Love – mastering
 * 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

Studios
 * Recorded at Ken's Gold Club and Quad Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
 * Mixed at Ken's Gold Club and East Iris Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); The Sound Kitchen and FM2 Studios (Franklin, Tennessee).
 * Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee).

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.