Anita Cochran

Anita Renee Cockerham (born February 6, 1967), known professionally as Anita Cochran, is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She has released two albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville and one for Straybranch Records. Cochran is best known for her late 1997-early 1998 single "What If I Said", a duet with Steve Wariner that reached the number-one position on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Biography Anita Cochran was born in South Lyon, Michigan, into a family that enjoyed listening to country music. She began to play guitar at an early age, and later learned to play banjo, mandolin and Dobro as well. A local country musician, Anita's father often took her to country music festivals. and was eventually hired to manage Pearl Recording Studios, a studio in Canton, Michigan. This song peaked at No. 57; the album was never released.

In 2007, Cochran produced country music singer Tammy Cochran's album Where I Am. The two singers are not related.

Cochran was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2017. In 2018, several artists gathered to hold a benefit concert for her.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US USHeat Back to You Release date: April 22, 1997 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville 24 173 9 Anita Release date: October 5, 1999 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville — — — Serenity Release date: November 10, 2009 Label: Straybranch Records — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1997 "I Could Love a Man Like That" 64 — — Back to You "Daddy Can You See Me" 69 — — "What If I Said" 1 59 1 1998 "Will You Be Here?" 69 — — 1999 "For Crying Out Loud" 58 — 93 Anita 2000 "Good Times" 50 — — "You With Me" 61 — — 2004 "(I Wanna Hear) A Cheatin' Song" 57 — — God Created Woman "God Created Woman" — — — 2018 "Fight Like a Girl" — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music Videos Year Video Director 1997 "I Could Love a Man Like That" Michael Salomon "Daddy Can You See Me" Jim Shea "What If I Said" (with Steve Wariner) 1999 "For Crying Out Loud" Thom Oliphant 2000 "Good Times" Gerry Wenner/Frank Scarpaci "You With Me" Jim Shea 2003 "Destiny's Song" (With Deborah Allen & Tammy Cochran) 2004 "(I Wanna Hear) A Cheatin' Song" 2018 "Fight Like A Girl"