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What If I Said
1997 single by Anita Cochran with Steve Wariner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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" can be found on Cochran's 1997 album Back to You, as well as Wariner's 1998 album Burnin' the Roadhouse Down.
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The 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
From 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
The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in 1997.[6]
Chart positions
Year-end charts
References
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