Who Needs Pictures

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.


 * 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).