The Best of David Houston

David Houston | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 19, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 19, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B00001T3JK
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,068 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #50 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Honky-Tonk

Track Listings

1. Mountain of Love

2. Livin' in a House Full of Love

3. Almost Persuaded

4. A Loser's Cathedral

5. With One Exception

6. My Elusive Dreams

7. You Mean the World to Me

8. Have a Little Faith

9. Already It's Heaven

10. Where Love Used to Live

11. My Woman's Good to Me

12. I'm Down to My Last "I Love You"

13. Baby Baby (I Know You're a Lady)

14. I Do My Swinging at Home

15. Wonders of the Wine

16. After Closing Time

17. A Woman Always Knows

18. Nashville

19. Maiden's Prayer

20. Soft, Sweet and Warm

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

A 24-track collection of original Epic recordings, not a-one of them any lower than Top 10! Collectors' Choice Music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection of 60's Country, January 8, 2001

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Jerald E. Mills "Jerry Mills" (Santee, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of David Houston (Audio CD)

This is probably the best collection to date of David Houston's fine work. Houston was a raw honky-tonker from Louisiana who was smoothed out by Nashville's legend Billy Sherrill and went on to win two Grammy Awards for his signature song, "Almost Persuaded". That song is on this collection, along with every other major hit Houston had in the late 60's and early 70's, including his duets with Tammy Wynette ("My Elusive Dreams") and Barbara Mandrell ("After Closing Time"). Houston's soaring high tenor combined with Sherrill's masterful songwriting and engineering produced a unique sound that has never been duplicated. These are the original recordings, not the horrible re-records found on some other collections. Well worth the money if you are a fan of David Houston or of country music from the 1960's.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Houston at his best!!, April 9, 2003

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Barbara Welch (Bragg Creek, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of David Houston (Audio CD)

I bought this and his Pure Country CD, Both excellent. I can close my eyes and remember him and the joy his music has brought me over the years. This CD brings out the sweetness and clarity in his voice and is very well done. Congratulations!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They're All There, July 21, 2004

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P. Bisig - See all my reviews
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David Houston had 24 Top Ten hits on the country charts. Having them all on this CD is outstanding. I've seen too many greatest hits collections go either too far or not far enough. This is a wonderful collection. I highly recommend it.