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)

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Singles from  Who Needs Pictures

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

Professional ratingsReview 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

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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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"

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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

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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

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1999-2001)  | Peak
position

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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

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| Chart (1999)  | Peak
position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] | 75
Chart (2000)  | Peak
position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 21
Chart (2001)  | Peak
position

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Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[14] | 92
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] | 41

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold  | 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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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.

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* Mud on the Tires
* Time Well Wasted
* Brad Paisley Christmas
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* American Saturday Night
* This Is Country Music
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* Playlist: The Very Best of Brad Paisley
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* Virtual Reality Tour
* Beat This Summer Tour
* Country Nation World Tour
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* Life Amplified World Tour
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