Over the course of his career, David Houston racked up more than '60 Country hits, hitting #1 seven times. This collection brings together many of his biggest hits for Epic Records including "Already It's Heaven", "Have a Little Faith" (both #1's) as well as "My Elusive Dreams", a duet with Tammy Wynette.

Includes liner notes by Mark Marymont.

Liner Note Author: Mark Marymont.

Collectables' Almost Persuaded: The Very Best of David Houston is a very, very good collection of Houston's biggest and best singles. In fact, it's essentially an expanded version of the 1989 collection American Originals, since the first ten songs duplicate that collection, with the remaining six songs collecting other Billy Sherrill-written and -produced hits from the '60s, including "Livin' a House Full of Love," "You Mean the World to Me," "Wonders of the Wine," and "I'm Down to My Last 'I Love You.'" If there's any problem with this collection it's that all 16 tracks are on Collectors Choice 24-track compilation The Best of David Houston, released just months before this disc. This is still a very, very good collection and, since it's a little cheaper, some listeners may opt for this and be very, very happy with what they get; but the Collectors Choice collection is a better value and a better, more comprehensive collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Genre:

• Country & Bluegrass

Labels:

• Collectables Records

Music Categories:

• Country: Nashville Sound

Product Groupings:

• Clearance CDs
• Collectables Records - Audio CDs