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.
He rolls through stock Sunday-school fare "In the Garden" (audio), "Jesus Loves Me" as well as pieces like "Almost Persuaded" that have fallen out of circulation, and he never seems to be working too hard.
"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.