Who Needs Pictures

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Who Needs Pictures is the first 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 Hot Country Songs. 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Sermon"	Brad Paisley Tim Nichols	3:18
2.	"Me Neither"	Paisley Chris DuBois Frank Rogers	3:19
3.	"Who Needs Pictures"	Paisley DuBois Rogers	3:45
4.	"Don't Breathe"	Paisley	2:53
5.	"He Didn't Have to Be"	Paisley Kelley Lovelace	4:42
6.	"It Never Woulda Worked out Anyway"	Paisley Lovelace	2:41
7.	"Holdin' On to You"	Paisley DuBois Lovelace	3:00
8.	"I've Been Better"	Paisley Robert Arthur	4:07
9.	"We Danced"	Paisley DuBois	3:45
10.	"Sleepin' on the Foldout"	Paisley DuBois	3:23
11.	"Cloud of Dust"	Paisley DuBois	4:05
12.	"The Nervous Breakdown" (instrumental)	Paisley James Gregory Mitch McMihen	3:29
13.	"In the Garden"	Traditional	4:30
Total length:			46:57

Personnel

• Brad Paisley – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, six string bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums on tracks 1–3, 5–9
• Earl Clark – steel guitar on "Cloud of Dust"
• Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• James Gregory – bass guitar
• Bernie Herms – piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes piano, strings, string arrangements
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• Mike Johnson – steel guitar, Dobro, Pedabro on "In the Garden"
• Tim Lauer – accordion
• Mitch McMichen – drums and percussion on tracks 6–8, 10–12
• Frank Rogers – banjo

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	13
U.S. Billboard 200	102
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	1
Canadian RPM Country Albums	12

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	CAN Country
1999	"Who Needs Pictures"	12	65	11
	"He Didn't Have to Be"	1	30	6
2000	"Me Neither"	18	85	21
	"We Danced"	1	29	*
* denotes unknown peak positions

Certifications

Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold
United States (RIAA)	Platinum