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"Almost Persuaded"
Single by David Houston
from the album Almost Persuaded
B-side"We Got Love"
ReleasedJune 1966 (U.S.)
RecordedJanuary 1966
GenreCountry
Length2:56
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Billy Sherrill
David Houston singles chronology
"Sammy"
(1966) 		"Almost Persuaded"
(1966) 		"Where Could I Go? (But to Her)"
(1966)

"Almost Persuaded" is a song written by Glenn Sutton and Epic Records producer Billy Sherrill and first recorded by David Houston in 1966. It is not to be confused with the Christian hymn of the same name.[1]

Content

The song is about a married man who, while patronizing a tavern, sees a beautiful young woman and is instantly smitten. Forgetting that he is married, he nearly succumbs to temptation. However, when the two share a slow dance, he notices a reflection of his wedding ring literally in her eyes and, remembering his vows to his wife, leaves.

Legacy

"Almost Persuaded" spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart starting in August 1966[2] and has since gone on to become a country standard. The song was also a moderate pop hit, reaching twenty-four on the Billboard pop chart and was David Houston's only top 40 entry on the pop charts.[3]

For 46 years and two months, no No. 1 song matched the chart-topping longevity of "Almost Persuaded," until Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" notched its ninth week atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of December 15, 2012.

The song won a Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording of 1966.[citation needed]

Other versions

Some cover versions of this song include:

Charts

David Houston

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 45
US Billboard Hot 100 24
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) 1

Patti Page

Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 20
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard) 13

Ben Colder ("Almost Persuaded No. 2")

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 53
US Billboard Hot 100 58
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) 6

Etta James

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 71
US Billboard Hot 100 79
US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles (Billboard) 32

Merle Haggard

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Canada Top Country Singles (RPM) 54
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) 58

References

  1. ^ "ALMOST PERSUADED at the Cyber Hymnal". Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 162.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 293.
  4. ^ Crispian St. Peters, "Almost Persuaded" chart position Retrieved June 18, 2015.
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