Anita Cochran

Anita Cochran

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Anita Cochran
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Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1967|2|6
Origin = South Lyon, Michigan, USA
Instrument = Vocals
Guitar
Dobro
Banjo
Mandolin
Genre = Country
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Record producer
Years_active = 1997-present
Label = Warner Bros. Nashville
Associated_acts = Steve Wariner
Tammy Cochran

Anita Renee Cockerham (born February 6, 1967 in South Lyon, Michigan) known by her stage name Anita Cochran is an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1997, she made her debut on the U. S. country charts that year with the release of her first album "Back to You". It produced the hit single "What If I Said", a duet with country music artist Steve Wariner, which reached Number One in early 1998, producing not only Anita's first Number One overall, but also Wariner's first Number One since 1989. Although she never entered the Top 40 on the country charts again, she recorded a second album for Warner Bros. before being dropped in 1999. To date, she has had a total of seven singles on the U.S. "Billboard" country charts.

Biography

Anita was born 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. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxqwhldke~T1 allmusic ((( Anita Cochran > Biography )))] ] [http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Anita-Cochran.html Anita Cochran biography: Oldies.com] ] A local country musician, Anita's father often took her to country music festivals. She later found work both in bands and as a solo act, [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/cochran_anita/bio.jhtml CMT.com : Anita Cochran : Biography] ] and was eventually hired to manage Pearl Recording Studios, a studio in Canton, Michigan. [http://straybranch.com/Anita%20Cochran.html Anita Bio] ]

In 1997, after moving to Nashville, Tennessee, she was signed to Warner Bros. Records. Released in 1997, her debut album, "Back to You", was produced by Anita; she also co-wrote all but one of the album's songs and played several instruments on it. The album's lead-off single, "I Could Love a Man Like That", peaked at #64; the second single, "Daddy, Can You See Me", peaked at #69. The third single, a duet with Steve Wariner titled "What If I Said", reached the top of the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in early 1998. (This duet also gave Wariner his first Number One single since 1989.) Anita never reached the Top 40 on the U.S. country charts again, although she did release a second album in 2000.

Cochran used studio tricks to record a duet with the late Conway Twitty in 2004, called "(I Wanna Hear) a Cheatin' Song". The song spliced in Twitty's voice from earlier songs of his. Shortly afterward, however, she lost her deal with Warner Bros. Records.

In 2007, Anita produced country music singer Tammy Cochran's album "Where I Am". [ [http://countrymusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsal/fr/WhereIAm.htm Tammy Cochran - Where I Am] ] (Anita is no relation to Tammy.) [ [http://www.gonecountrymagazine.com/tammycochran TAMMY COCHRAN] ] She also went out on the road with Terri Clark as a backup vocalist/guitarist.

Discography

Albums

ingles

;Notes
*A ^ "What If I Said" is also on Warnier's album, "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down".
*B ^ Failed to chart.

References


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