What If I Said
| "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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Country | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:54 (album version) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Anita Cochran | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Anita Cochran, Jim Ed Norman | ||||||||||||||||||
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"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 Number One 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 Number One since 1989's "I Got Dreams."[2]
"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.
Music video
The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in 1997.[3]
Chart positions
| Chart (1997-1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 59 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 47 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 22 |
| Preceded by "Just to See You Smile" by Tim McGraw |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single February 28, 1998 |
Succeeded by "Round About Way" by George Strait |
| Preceded by "I Wanna Fall in Love" by Lila McCann |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 2, 1998 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 97. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Whitburn, p. 448
- ↑ http://www.cmt.com/videos/steve-wariner/385300/what-if-i-said.jhtml
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3467." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Anita Cochran Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Anita Cochran.
- ↑ "Anita Cochran Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Anita Cochran.
- ↑ "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.
