abstract:"Almost Persuaded" is a song written by Glenn Sutton and Muscle Shoals songwriter Billy Sherrill and first recorded by David Houston in 1966. It is not to be confused with the Christian hymn of the same name.
"Edward Curnow from St Ives was almostpersuaded by his friends - and I think one of them was Stephen - to go over on the Titanic but shortly before they were due to go he changed his mind, " he said.