Who Needs Pictures
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", "Me Neither", and "We Danced". 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"
Credits from the album's liner notes.
- Frank Rogers - producer; engineer/recording
- Susan Sherrill – production assistant
- John Kelton – recording, mixing
- Paula Montonado – assistant engineer "He Didn't Have To Be" and "Sleepin' on the Foldout"), mix assistant
- Greg Droman – engineer/recording
- Mike Purcell – assistant engineer, mix assistant
- Richard Barrow – mixing
- Rich Hanson – mix assistant
- Brian David Willis – engineer/recording, digital editing
- Chris Latham – engineer/recording
- Nathan DiGesare – engineer/recording
- Hank Williams – mastering
- S. Wade Hunt – art direction, design
- Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
- Recorded at The Castle Recording Studios and Sound Stage Studios.
- Overdubs recorded at Thelma's East Studios.
- Additional overdubs recorded at Thelma's East Studios, EMI Music Publishing Studios, and Scrimshaw Sound Studios.
- Mixed at The Castle Recording Studios and Loud Recording.
- Mastered at MasterMix.
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| US Top Country Albums | 21 |