David Houston

Charles David Houston (December 9, 1935 – November 30, 1993) was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s and the early 1970s.

His biggest success came in 1966, when his recording of "Almost Persuaded", topped the Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart for nine weeks, and garnered Houston a pair of Grammy Awards.

Biography

Houston was born in Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana, United States. He claimed to be a descendant of Sam Houston, the first president of the Republic of Texas (there is no available data to support this claim) and Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

1964 New Voice from Nashville

1965 Twelve Great Country Hits

1966 Almost Persuaded

A Loser's Cathedral

Golden Hyms

My Elusive Dreams (with Tammy Wynette)

You Mean the World to Me

David Houston's Greatest Hits

Already It's Heaven

Where Love Used to Live / My Woman's Good to Me

David

Baby, Baby

The World of David Houston

Wonders of the Wine

A Woman Always Knows

David Houston's Greatest Hits, Volume II

The Day That Love Walked In

A Perfect Match (with Barbara Mandrell)

The Many Sides of David Houston

Good Things

1975 A Man Needs Love

1976 What a Night

1977 David Houston

Starday 1978 Best

Gusto 1979 From the Heart of Houston

Derrick 1980 Next Sunday I'm Gonna Be Saved

1981 From Houston to You

Singles Year Single Chart Positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1963 "Mountain of Love" 2 132 — New Voice from Nashville 1964 "Passing Through" 37 — — "Chickashay" 17 — — "One If for Him, Two If for Me" 11 — — "Love Looks Good on You" 17 — — 1965 "Sweet, Sweet Judy" 18 — — A Loser's Cathedral "Rose Colored Glasses" — — — "Livin' in a House Full of Love" 3 117 — Almost Persuaded 1966 "Sammy" 47 — — single only "Almost Persuaded"A 1 24 — Almost Persuaded "Where Could I Go? (But to Her)" 14 133 — A Loser's Cathedral "A Loser's Cathedral" 3 135 — 1967 "With One Exception" 1 — — "You Mean the World to Me" 1 75 1 You Mean the World to Me 1968 "Have a Little Faith" 1 98 1 Already It's Heaven "Already It's Heaven" 1 — 1 "Where Love Used to Live" 2 — 1 Where Love Used to Live/My Woman's Good to Me 1969 "My Woman's Good to Me" 4 — 1 "I'm Down to My Last 'I Love You'" 3 — 4 A Woman Always Knows "Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady)" 1 — 1 Baby, Baby 1970 "I Do My Swinging at Home" 3 — 4 Wonders of the Wine "Wonders of the Wine" 6 — 5 1971 "A Woman Always Knows" 2 — 1 A Woman Always Knows "Nashville" 9 — 24 David Houston's Greatest Hits, Volume II "Home Sweet Home" 32 — — Good Things "Maiden's Prayer" 10 — 19 1972 "The Day That Love Walked In" 18 — 20 The Day That Love Walked In "Soft, Sweet and Warm" 8 — 6 Good Things "I Wonder How John Felt (When He Baptized Jesus)" 41 — — single only "Good Things" 2 — 3 Good Things 1973 "She's All Woman" 3 — 6 "The Lady of the Night" 22 — 95 single only 1974 "That Same Ol' Look of Love" 33 — — A Man Needs Love "Can't You Feel It" 9 — 13 1975 "A Man Needs Love" 36 — — "I'll Be Your Steppin' Stone" 40 — 45 What a Night "Sweet Molly" (with Calvin Crawford) 69 — — "The Woman on My Mind" 35 — — 1976 "What a Night" 51 — — "Lullaby Song" — — — singles only "Come on Down (To Our Favorite Forget-About-Her Place)" 24 — — 1977 "So Many Ways" 33 — — David Houston "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" 68 — — "The Twelfth of Never" 98 — — "It Started All Over Again" 56 — — Best 1978 "No Tell Motel" 72 — — "Waltz of the Angels" 51 — — From the Heart of Houston "Best Friends Make the Worst Enemies" 46 — — 1979 "Faded Love and Winter Roses" 33 — — "Let Your Love Fall Back on Me" 57 — — "Here's to All the Too Hard Working Husbands (In the World)" 60 — — 1980 "You're the Perfect Reason" 64 — — singles only "Sad Love Song Lady" 78 — — 1981 "My Lady" — — — From Houston to You "Texas Ida Red" 69 — — 1989 "A Penny for Your Thoughts Tonight Virginia" 85 — — single only "—" denotes releases that did not chart. A"Almost Persuaded" also peaked at No. 45 on the RPM Top Singles chart in Canada.

Singles from collaboration albums Year Single Collaborator Chart Positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1967 "My Elusive Dreams" Tammy Wynette 1 89 — My Elusive Dreams 1968 "It's All Over" 11 — — 1970 "After Closing Time" Barbara Mandrell 6 — 4 A Perfect Match 1971 "We've Got Everything but Love" 20 — — 1972 "A Perfect Match" 24 — — 1973 "I Love You, I Love You" 6 — 18 1974 "Lovin' You Is Worth It" 40 — — "Ten Commandments of Love" 14 — 9 A Man Needs Love "—" denotes releases that did not chart.