''Who Needs Pictures'' is the debut studio album by
American country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Brad Paisley
Bradley Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting with his 1999 debut album ''Who Needs Pictures'', he has released eleven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashvil ...
. Released on June 1, 1999 on
Arista Nashville
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, 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 ''
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'' by Sony's Legacy division and released on September 23, 2008.
Track listing
Personnel
* Brad Paisley – lead vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitar,
six string bass
*
Bernie Herms
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– acoustic piano,
Rhodes piano,
Hammond B3 organ, strings
* Tim Lauer –
accordion
* Glen Duncan –
mandolin,
fiddle
* Frank Rogers –
banjo
* Mike Johnson –
steel guitar,
dobro, pedabro (13)
* Earl Clark – steel guitar (11)
* James Gregory – bass
*
Eddie Bayers
Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...
– drums (1-3, 5, 9)
* Mitch McMichen – drums (6-8, 10, 12), percussion (6-8, 10, 12)
* Wes Hightower – backing vocals
* Steve Williams – "absolutely nothing"
Production
* Frank Rogers – producer, additional overdub recording
* John Kelton – recording (1-4, 6-9, 11, 12, 13), mixing (1, 2, 3, 9)
* Greg Droman – recording (5, 10)
* Richard Barrow – mixing (2, 4-8, 10-13)
* Paula Montonado – recording assistant (1-4, 6-9, 11, 12, 13), mix assistant (1, 2, 3, 5-13)
* Mike Purcell – mix assistant (2, 4-8, 10-13), recording assistant (5, 10)
* Rich Hanson – mix assistant (4)
*
Brian David Willis – overdub recording, digital editing
* Nathan DiGesare – additional overdub recording
* Chris Latham – additional overdub recording
* Hank Williams – mastering
* Susan Sherrill – production assistant
* S. Wade Hunt – art direction, design
* Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
* Mixed at The Castle (Franklin, TN) and Loud Recording (Nashville, TN).
* Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, TN).
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1999 debut albums
Brad Paisley albums
Arista Records albums
Albums produced by Frank Rogers (record producer)