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
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.
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) Peakposition Canada Country Albums (RPM) 12
Year-end charts Chart (1999) Peakposition US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 75 Chart (2000) Peakposition US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 21 Chart (2001) Peakposition Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)92 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 41
Certifications
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