Who Needs Pictures Explained

Who Needs Pictures
Type:	studio
Artist:	Brad Paisley
Cover:	Whoneedspictures.jpg
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
Next Title:	Part II
Next Year:	2001

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.

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.^[2]

• 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

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	75
Chart (2000)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	21
Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[5]	92
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	41

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080726085346/http://bradpaisley.musiccitynetworks.com:80/index.htm?id=14355&inc=7&album_id=1002 Album release date
2. Who Needs Pictures . . 1999 . booklet . Tennessee.
3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. October 22, 2020.
4. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. October 22, 2020.
5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020701173700/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_country.html. July 1, 2002. Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
6. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. October 22, 2020.