Live/Living Top Ten: Living in a House Full of Love (#6)

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Ouch. Got the car insurance bill yesterday. Glad I get discounts. That’s life. And speaking of that, here’s another song that has “live” in the title, as we wind down the month of March. Oh, Linda? NO!!!!!!! #6: Living in a House Full of Love - David Houston Ah, you talk about one who’s landed on the trash heap of forgotten singers? This guy had seven #1 hits and won two Grammy awards…and you’ve probably never heard of him. Well, let me tell you how big he was. Barbara Mandrell, you’ve heard of. I mean, she had her own variety show on TV. She was the “unknown girl singer” backing [/i]him[/i] up on hits like “After Closing Time.” That’s what happens. But I remember David Houston. He wasn’t a big favorite, but there are a couple of his songs that are favorites. This is one of them. This was his hit before the hit that made him a household name in 1966, “Almost Persuaded.” (No, not the hymn. ) From there, he racked ‘em up, then vanished and was forgotten. When he died of a brain aneurysm in 1993 it barely made the papers. I remember him, and this great song celebrating finding love. Living in a House Full of Love Written by Glenn Sutton and Billy Sherrill Recorded by David Houston From Almost Persuaded, 1965 Once I lived in a hole like a rabbit: