"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. 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." The song was nominated by the Country Music Association for Vocal Duet of the Year in 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-Dm75 and an approximate tempo of 60 beats per minute. Personnel From Back to You liner notes. 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. Chart positions Year-end charts References 1997 singles Anita Cochran songs Steve Wariner songs Male–female vocal duets Warner Records singles Song recordings produced by Jim Ed Norman 1997 songs