Almost Persuaded
David Houston
1966
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About David Houston
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
David Houston performed on the Louisiana Hayride during the 1950s and had already made a series of records, mainly for RCA, by 1959. His later work for Epic established a substantial country repertoire, including Mountain of Love and the 1966 recording Almost Persuaded. Duets formed another part of his career, with partners including Tammy Wynette and Barbara Mandrell. Houston and Wynette recorded My Elusive Dreams under producer Billy Sherrill during their 1960s Epic period.
Artist background sources
At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight - Bear Family booklet, pages 144-145
Read the December 1959 Houston performance note and continuation on pages 144-145: Hayride, earlier RCA records, My Baby Walks All Over Me and later Epic repertoire. Performance dates are not converted into recording release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
David Houston: My Elusive Dreams - Bear Family / Cherry Red catalog history
Read the Cherry Red catalog description of Houston's Epic years, 1966 Almost Persuaded, Wynette/Mandrell duets, and the separate 1967 Sherrill session note. Rankings, session-to-release inference and writer inspiration are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Almost Persuaded by David Houston appears at number 65 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1966. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1966 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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Billboard year-end 1966 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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