Life was good for Matthew West. Having catapulted onto the Christian music scene in 2003 with his debut single, “More”—the most played Christian AC song of 2004—the multi-Dove Award nominee and sought-after songwriter had enjoyed two critically-acclaimed studio recordings, Happy (2003) and History (2005); been a mainstay at Christian radio with memorable hits like “Only Grace,” “History” and “Next Thing You Know”; and toured with such artists as tobyMac, Jeremy Camp and BarlowGirl. But in April of 2007, with a new label home at Sparrow Records, concert dates on the books and plans to hit the studio with a fresh batch of songs for an album he’d already titled Something To Say, Matthew lost his voice.
Things got dark and West said he was in an uncertain place. His faith, however, didn't allow him to stay there for too long. At the end of his recovery his voice was back, his faith was strong and his career was back on track. Something To Say, his first Sparrow project, released in 2008 and the lead single, "The Motions" became a #1 hit.