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]
Q| [4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide| [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[edit]

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"|

* PaisleyKelley 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[edit]

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

* Richard Barrow – mixing
* Nathan DiGesare – additional overdub recording
* Greg Droman – recording
* Rich Hanson – mix assistant
* S. Wade Hunt – art direction, design
* John Kelton – recording, mixing
* Chris Latham – additional overdub recording

* Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
* Paula Montonado – recording assistant, mix assistant
* Mike Purcell – mix assistant, recording assistant
* Frank Rogers – producer, additional overdub recording
* Susan Sherrill – production assistant
* Hank Williams – mastering
* Brian David Willis – overdub recording, digital editing

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Studios

* Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, TN)
* Mixed at The Castle (Franklin, TN) and Loud Recording (Nashville, TN).

## Chart performance[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (1999–2000)  | Peak
position

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Canadian Country Albums (RPM)  | 12
US Billboard 200[6] | 102
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] | 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 1

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (1999)  | Position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] | 75
Chart (2000)  | Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] | 21
Chart (2001)  | Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] | 92
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] | 41

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification

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Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Gold
United States (RIAA)[14] | Platinum

## References[edit]

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. ^ "Brad Paisley - Who Needs Pictures CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
5. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Brad Paisley". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
6. ^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
7. ^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
8. ^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
11. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
12. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
13. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Brad Paisley – Who Needs Pictures". Music Canada.
14. ^ "American album certifications – Brad Paisley – Who Needs Pictures". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Brad Paisley

Studio albums|

* Who Needs Pictures
* Part II
* Mud on the Tires
* Time Well Wasted
* Brad Paisley Christmas
* 5th Gear
* Play: The Guitar Album
* American Saturday Night
* This Is Country Music
* Wheelhouse
* Moonshine in the Trunk
* Love and War

Compilation albums|

* Playlist: The Very Best of Brad Paisley
* Hits Alive

Concert tours|

* Virtual Reality Tour
* Beat This Summer Tour
* Country Nation World Tour
* Crushin' It World Tour
* Life Amplified World Tour
* Weekend Warrior World Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* Kimberly Williams-Paisley

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