Who Needs Pictures

1999 studio album by Brad Paisley

Who Needs Pictures

Studio album by

Brad Paisley

Released

June 1, 1999^[1]

Studio

The Castle (Franklin, TN); Sound Stage Studios, Thelma's East and EMI Music Publishing Studios (Nashville, TN); Scrimshaw Sound (Antioch, TN).

Genre

Country

Length

46:57

Label

Arista Nashville

Producer

Frank Rogers

Brad Paisley chronology

Who Needs Pictures
(1999)

Part II
(2001)

Singles from Who Needs Pictures

"Who Needs Pictures"
Released: February 1, 1999
"He Didn't Have to Be"
Released: August 30, 1999
"Me Neither"
Released: February 7, 2000
"We Danced"
Released: June 26, 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[2]
AllMusic	^[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	^[4]
Q	^[5]

Who Needs Pictures is the debut studio album by American country music artist Brad Paisley. Released on June 1, 1999, on Arista Nashville, it features four singles, all of which were hits on the Billboard country music charts. In order of release, these were "Who Needs Pictures", "He Didn't Have to Be" (his first No. 1), "Me Neither", and "We Danced" (also a No. 1). The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

This album was repackaged with Part II by Sony's Legacy division and released on September 23, 2008.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Sermon"	Brad Paisley Tim Nichols	3:18
2.	"Me Neither"	Paisley Chris DuBois Frank Rogers	3:19
3.	"Who Needs Pictures"	Paisley DuBois Rogers	3:45
4.	"Don't Breathe"	Paisley	2:53
5.	"He Didn't Have to Be"	Paisley Kelley Lovelace	4:42
6.	"It Never Woulda Worked out Anyway"	Paisley Lovelace	2:41
7.	"Holdin' On to You"	Paisley DuBois Lovelace	3:00
8.	"I've Been Better"	Paisley Robert Arthur	4:07
9.	"We Danced"	Paisley DuBois	3:45
10.	"Sleepin' on the Foldout"	Paisley DuBois	3:23
11.	"Cloud of Dust"	Paisley DuBois	4:05
12.	"The Nervous Breakdown" (instrumental)	Paisley James Gregory Mitch McMichen	3:29
13.	"In the Garden"	Traditional	4:30
Total length:			46:57

Personnel

Musicians

Eddie Bayers – drums
Earl Clark – steel guitar
Glen Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
James Gregory – bass
Bernie Herms – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, Hammond B3 organ, strings
Wes Hightower – backing vocals

Mike Johnson – steel guitar, dobro, pedabro
Tim Lauer – accordion
Mitch McMichen – drums, percussion
Brad Paisley – lead vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitar, six string bass
Frank Rogers – banjo
Steve Williams – "absolutely nothing"

Production and technical staff

Credits from the album's liner notes.^[6]

Frank Rogers - producer; engineer/recording (additional overdubs only)
Susan Sherrill – production assistant
John Kelton – recording (except "He Didn't Have To Be" and "Sleepin' on the Foldout"), mixing ("Long Sermon", "Who Needs Pictures", "We Danced", and "Me Neither")
Paula Montonado – assistant engineer "He Didn't Have To Be" and "Sleepin' on the Foldout"), mix assistant ("Long Sermon", "Who Needs Pictures", "We Danced", and "Me Neither")
Greg Droman – engineer/recording ("He Didn't Have To Be" and "Sleepin' on the Foldout")
Mike Purcell – assistant engineer ("He Didn't Have To Be" and "Sleepin' on the Foldout"), mix assistant (except "Long Sermon", "Who Needs Pictures", "We Danced", "Me Neither", and "Don't Breathe")
Richard Barrow – mixing (except "Long Sermon", "Who Needs Pictures", and "We Danced")

Rich Hanson – mix assistant ("Don't Breathe")
Brian David Willis – engineer/recording (overdubs only), digital editing
Chris Latham – engineer/recording (additional overdubs only)
Nathan DiGesare – engineer/recording (additional overdubs only)
Hank Williams – mastering
S. Wade Hunt – art direction, design
Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography

Studios

Recorded at The Castle Recording Studios (Franklin, TN) and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN).
Overdubs recorded at Thelma's East Studios (Nashville, TN).
Additional overdubs recorded at Thelma's East Studios, EMI Music Publishing Studios (Nashville, TN), and Scrimshaw Sound Studios.
Mixed at The Castle Recording Studios and Loud Recording (Nashville, TN).
Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, TN).

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	12
US Billboard 200^[7]	102
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	75
Chart (2000)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	21
Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[12]	92
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	41

Certifications


Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)^[14]	Gold
United States (RIAA)^[15]	Platinum

References

^ Album release date
^ "Who Needs Pictures - Brad Paisley". About.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Who Needs Pictures - Brad Paisley". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Brad Paisley". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
^ "Brad Paisley - Who Needs Pictures CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
^ Brad Paisley (1999). Who Needs Pictures (booklet). Tennessee.
^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Brad Paisley – Who Needs Pictures". Music Canada.
^ "American album certifications – Brad Paisley – Who Needs Pictures". Recording Industry Association of America.