So Glad I Know

So Glad I Know
Studio album by Deniece Williams
Released	1986
Studio	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)
Genre	Urban contemporary gospel, R&B, soul
Length	38:30
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Brad Westering
Deniece Williams chronology
Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984) So Glad I Know (1986) Hot on the Trail (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

So Glad I Know is the first gospel album by American R&B singer Deniece Williams, released in 1986 on Sparrow Records. ^[2] The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. ^[3] So Glad I Know was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Gospel Performance, Female. ^[4]

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". ^{[5] [4]}

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 Waters – backing vocals (3)
• Maxine Waters – 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]	6
US Billboard Top Gospel Albums [7]	7

Radio singles

Year	Singles	Peak positions
		CCM AC [8]	CCM CHR [9]
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 [5]
1987	"They Say" (with Sandi Patti)	Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group [5]

References

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 2023-07-10.
4. "Deniece Williams". grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
5. "Winners of the 29th Annual Grammy Awards". February 24, 1987.
6. "Deniece Williams: So Glad I Know (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard .
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.