Who Needs Pictures

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. The album was released on June 1, 1999 on Arista Nashville after Paisley signed contracts in 1998. The album produced four singles on the Billboard country music charts. In order of release, they were the title track, "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).

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999-2001) Peak position Canada Country Albums (RPM)[7] 12 UK Country Albums (OCC)[8] 12 US Billboard 200[9] 102 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 13 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 75 Chart (2000) Peak position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 21 Chart (2001) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[14] 92 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 41

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Album release date
2. "Who Needs Pictures - Brad Paisley". About.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Who Needs Pictures - Brad Paisley". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
4. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Brad Paisley". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
5. "Brad Paisley - Who Needs Pictures CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
6. Brad Paisley (1999). Who Needs Pictures (booklet). Tennessee.
7. "Top 30 Country Albums: October 4, 1999". RPM. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
8. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
9. "Brad Paisley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
10. "Brad Paisley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
11. "Brad Paisley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
13. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
14. "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
15. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
16. "Canadian album certifications – Brad Paisley – Who Needs Pictures". Music Canada.
17. "American album certifications – Brad Paisley – Who Needs Pictures". Recording Industry Association of America.