Almost Persuaded (song)

"Almost Persuaded"
Song
A-side	"Almost Persuaded"
B-side	"We Got Love"

Almost Persuaded is a song written by Glenn Sutton and Muscle Shoals songwriter Billy Sherrill and first recorded by David Houston in 1966.

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 on the floor, he sees the reflection of his wedding band and, remembering his vows to his wife, leaves.

Legacy

"Almost Persuaded" spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart starting in August 1966, and has since gone on to become a country standard. To date, no No. 1 song has matched "Almost Persuaded"'s chart-topping longevity, although two songs — 1999's "Amazed" by Lonestar and 2003's "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett — have come the closest, each having spent eight weeks atop the Billboard chart.

The song won a Grammy for Best Country & Western Recording of 1966.

Cover versions

The song has been covered by many other artists including Etta James,Beth Rowley, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Hank Williams, Jr., Merle Haggard, The Statler Brothers, Bill Haley & His Comets, Louis Armstrong, Lefty Frizzell, Jack Greene, The Brothers Four, Conway Twitty, Tanya Tucker, Patti Page, Country Teasers, Brendan Dugan, and Ben Colder aka Sheb Wooley, [Manuela (in german language)]