"What If I Said" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Anita Cochran as a duet with Steve Wariner. The single was released in November 1997 as was Cochran's only No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, as well as her only Top 40 single on that chart.[1] In addition, the song was Wariner's first chart entry in three years, as well as his first No. 1 since 1989's "I Got Dreams."[2] The song was nominated by the Country Music Association for Vocal Duet of the Year in 1998.[3]
| "What If I Said" | ||||
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| Single by Anita Cochran with Steve Wariner | ||||
| from the album Back to You | ||||
| B-side | "Daddy Can You See Me"[1] | |||
| Released | November 3, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:52 (album version) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Anita Cochran | |||
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"What If I Said" can be found on Cochran's 1997 album Back to You, as well as Wariner's 1998 album Burnin' the Roadhouse Down.
Content
editThe song is a ballad with Cochran and Wariner portraying two characters who are in unsatisfying relationships with other people, but express their feelings for each other.
It is in the key of C major with a primary chord pattern of C9-Dm7♭5 and an approximate tempo of 60 beats per minute.[4]
Personnel
editFrom Back to You liner notes.[5]
- Musicians
- Anita Cochran - vocals
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Nashville String Machine - strings
- Steve Nathan - piano
- Don Potter - acoustic guitar
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- Steve Wariner - vocals
- Willie Weeks - bass guitar
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in 1997.[6]
Chart positions
edit| Chart (1997-1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 59 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[10] | 47 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 22 |
References
edit- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Whitburn, p. 448
- ^ Mayor, Alan (18 November 2014). The Nashville Family Album: A Country Music Scrapbook. Macmillan. p. 141. ISBN 9781466885677.
- ^ "What If I Said". MusicNotes.com. 3 August 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Back to You (CD booklet). Anita Cochran. Warner Nashville. 1997. 9 46395-2.
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- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3467." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Anita Cochran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Anita Cochran Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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