So Glad I Know

So Glad I Know
So Glad I Know
Studio album by Deniece Williams
Released	1986
Studios	Mama Jo's Studio and George Tobin Studios (North Hollywood, California); The Enterprise (Burbank, California); Music Grinder and LeGonk Studios (Hollywood, California); Pinebrook Studios (Alexandria, Indiana); Triad Studios (Seattle, Washington);
Genres	Urban contemporary gospel, R&B, soul
Length	38:30
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Brad Westering
Deniece Williams chronology

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AllMusic

So Glad I Know is the first gospel album by American R&B singer Deniece Williams, released in 1986 on Sparrow Records. The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. So Glad I Know was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Gospel Performance, Female.

Overview

So Glad I Know was Williams' first full-length gospel album. With this came a new recording of "They Say", originally from her 1983 album I'm So Proud, now a duet with fellow Gospel singer Sandi Patti. At the 29th Annual Grammy Awards the said duo won a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group. Williams also won a Grammy in the category of Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female for her rendition of the hymn "I Surrender All".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just in Time"	Russ Hollingsworth, John Rosasco	3:49
2.	"Wings of an Eagle"	David Flaherty	4:58
3.	"My Soul Desire"	Mark Baldwin, Niles Borop	4:14
4.	"They Say" (duet with Sandi Patti)	Terri McFaddin, Skip Scarborough	5:20
5.	"Straight Ahead"	Deniece Williams, Richard Souther	4:10
6.	"So Glad I Know"	D. Williams, Jay Gruska	4:05
7.	"I Surrender All"	Judson W. Van DeVenter, Winfield S. Weeden	4:13
8.	"If We Are the Light"	D. Williams, Michael Peterson, Billy Smiley	3:44
9.	"What You Do for Me"	D. Williams, Chaka Khan, Kathy Wakefield, Tony Maiden	3:57

Personnel

Deniece Williams – vocals, arrangements (4), backing vocals (6)
Randy Waldman – keyboards (1), synthesizer programming (1)
Jay Gruska – additional synthesizers (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3, 6), string arrangements (3, 7)
Greg Mathieson – keyboards (2, 4, 7–9), arrangements (2, 4, 7–9)
Alan Pasqua – additional synthesizers (2, 4, 9), keyboards (3, 6), synthesizer programming (3, 6), keyboard solo (6)
Casey Young – programming (2, 8, 9)
Todd Yvega – Synclavier programming (3, 7)
Richard Souther – keyboards (5), arrangements (5)
Eric Persing – synthesizers (5)
Dann Huff – guitars (1, 2, 4, 9)
James Harrah – guitars (3, 6)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (7, 8)
Nathan East – bass (1, 3, 4, 6)
Freddie Washington – bass (2, 7–9)
John Robinson – drums (1, 3–7, 9)
Michael Fisher – percussion (1, 3–6)
Calvin Smith – French horn solo (3)
Steve Tavaglione – soprano saxophone (8)
David Boruff – saxophone solo (9)
Brad Westering – arrangements (4)
Roosevelt Christmas – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8, 9)
Josie James – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8, 9)
George Merrill – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8, 9)
Kathy Baumgardner – backing vocals (2)
Billie Bell – backing vocals (2)
Joy Burchett – backing vocals (2)
Esther Dekker – backing vocals (2)
David Flaherty – backing vocals (2)
Ron Gollner – backing vocals (2)
Angie Reed – backing vocals (2)
Sheila Shipley – backing vocals (2)
Becky Smith – backing vocals (2)
Deanna Trygg – backing vocals (2)
Rick Uhles – backing vocals (2)
Rob Watson – backing vocals (2)
Roseanne Watson – backing vocals (2)
Susan Westerang – backing vocals (2)
Sandi Patti – vocals (4)
Diane Brown – backing vocals (3, 7)
Warren Ham – backing vocals (3, 7)
Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (3)
Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals (3)
Oren Waters – backing vocals (3)
Avah Ham – backing vocals (7)
John Laird – backing vocals (7)
Rick Logan – backing vocals (7)

Production

Brad Westering – producer
Frank Wolf – engineer, remixing
John Bolt – additional engineer
Steve Ford – additional engineer, remix assistant
Mitch Gibson – additional engineer
Alan Hirshberg – additional engineer
Larry Nefzger – additional engineer
Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
Peter Nomura – artwork, design
Stan Everson Design, Inc. – artwork, design
Marc Raboy – cover photography, make-up
Danny Wintrode – hair stylist

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Billboard Top Christian Albums	6
US Billboard Top Gospel Albums	7

Radio singles

Year	Singles	Peak positions
Year	Singles	CCM AC	CCM CHR
1986	"My Soul Desire"	3	—
1986	"So Glad I Know"	5	14
1987	"They Say" (with Sandi Patti)	1	1
1987	"Wings of an Eagle"	4	6

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1987	"I Surrender All"	Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
1987	"They Say" (with Sandi Patti)	Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group

References

↑ Deniece Williams – So Glad I Know at AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ Deniece Williams: So Glad I Know. Sparrow Records. 1986.
↑ "Deniece Williams | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
1 2 "Deniece Williams". grammy.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
1 2 3 "Winners of the 29th Annual Grammy Awards". February 24, 1987.
↑ "Deniece Williams: So Glad I Know (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard.
↑ "Deniece Williams: So Glad I Know (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard.
↑ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 230. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
↑ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 180. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.

[allmusic-1] Deniece Williams – So Glad I Know at AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[2] Deniece Williams: So Glad I Know. Sparrow Records. 1986.

[3] "Deniece Williams | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

[Grammy-4] 1 2 "Deniece Williams". grammy.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

[GrammyAward-5] 1 2 3 "Winners of the 29th Annual Grammy Awards". February 24, 1987.

[6] "Deniece Williams: So Glad I Know (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard.

[BB@-7] "Deniece Williams: So Glad I Know (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard.

[8] Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 230. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.

[9] Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 180. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.

v t e Deniece Williams
Studio albums	This Is Niecy (1976) Song Bird (1977) When Love Comes Calling (1979) My Melody (1981) Niecy (1982) I'm So Proud (1983) Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984) So Glad I Know (1986) Water Under the Bridge (1987) Special Love (1989) This Is My Song (1998)
Duet albums	That's What Friends Are For (1978) (with Johnny Mathis)
Compilation albums	From the Beginning (1990)
Singles	"Free" (1976) "That's What Friends Are For" (1977) "Baby, Baby My Love's All for You" (1977) "I've Got the Next Dance" (1979) "I Found Love" (1979) "What Two Can Do" (1981) "Silly" (1981) "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982) "Waiting by the Hotline" (1982) "Do What You Feel" (1983) "I'm So Proud" (1983) "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984) "Next Love" (1984) "Black Butterfly" (1984) "Wiser and Weaker" (1986) "Never Say Never" (1987) "I Confess" (1987) "I Can't Wait" (1988) "This Is as Good as It Gets" (1988)
Duet singles	"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1978) (with Johnny Mathis) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1978) (with Johnny Mathis) "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (1984) (with Johnny Mathis)
Related topics	Discography Family Ties