What If I Said

"What If I Said" is a song written and performed 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"
Single by Anita Cochran with Steve Wariner
from the album Back to You
B-side"Daddy Can You See Me"[1]
ReleasedNovember 3, 1997
GenreCountry
Length4:52 (album version)
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)Anita Cochran
Producer(s)
Anita Cochran singles chronology
"Daddy Can You See Me"
(1997)		 "What If I Said"
(1997)		 "Will You Be Here"
(1998)
Steve Wariner singles chronology
"Get Back"
(1995)		 "What If I Said"
(1997)		 "Holes in the Floor of Heaven"
(1998)

"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

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]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in 1997.[5]

Chart positions
Chart (1997-1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 59
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1998) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9] 47
US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 22
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References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 97. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. Whitburn, p. 448
  3. Mayor, Alan. The Nashville Family Album: A Country Music Scrapbook. p. 141.
  4. "What If I Said". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  5. http://www.cmt.com/videos/steve-wariner/385300/what-if-i-said.jhtml
  6. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3467." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  7. "Anita Cochran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "Anita Cochran Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  10. "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.


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