| What If? | ||||
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| Released | June 29, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 56:30 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Producer | Richard Marx | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
What If? is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. It was released in 2004 as their final release for DreamWorks Records Nashville. "Last One Standing" and "November" were both released in the U.S. as singles, peaking at #21 and #41, respectively, on the Billboard country charts. "If You Were My Girl" and "Still Got Yesterday" were released in Canada only. Also included on this album is a cover of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Number One hit "Fishin' in the Dark".
The tracks "You're Like Coming Home" and "I'll Die Tryin'" were both recorded by the country music band Lonestar on their 2005 album Coming Home, from which both were released as singles.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Last One Standing" | Fee Waybill, Richard Marx | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Lemonade" | Hillary Lindsey, Blair Daly, Troy Verges | 4:22 |
| 3. | "If You Were My Girl" | David Cole, Marx, Brad Mates, Danick Dupelle, Pat Allingham, Mike Melancon, Patrick Bourque | 3:23 |
| 4. | "What If?" | Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele | 3:49 |
| 5. | "I'll Die Tryin'" | Steve Bogard, Jeremy Stover | 4:22 |
| 6. | "November" | Angelo Petraglia, Brett James | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Fishin' in the Dark" | Wendy Waldman, Jim Photoglo | 4:09 |
| 8. | "You're Like Coming Home" | Brandon Kinney, Brian Dean Maher, Stover | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Take It from Me" | Tommy Lee James, Stephanie Lewis | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Waitin' on Me" | Mates, Bobby Pinson | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Running Back to You" | Marx | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Simple Miracles" | Marx, Gary Harrison | 4:19 |
| 13. | "Still Got Yesterday" | Greg Barnhill, Mates | 3:50 |
| 14. | "Rescued" | B. James, Thom McHugh, Bryan Wayne | 6:26 |
Personnel
- Patrick Bourque – bass guitar
- Danick Dupelle – lead guitar, background vocals
- Brad Mates – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Mike Melancon – drums, percussion
- David Pichette – fiddle
- Dale Wallace - keyboards
All instruments performed by Emerson Drive, except: Paul Franklin (steel guitar on "I'll Die Tryin'") and Cliff Colnot (strings).
Chart performance
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 107 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 2 |