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So Glad I Know

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]

So Glad I Know
Studio album by
Deniece Williams
Released1986
Studio
GenreUrban contemporary gospel, R&B, soul
Length38:30
LabelSparrow
ProducerBrad 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Overview edit

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 edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just in Time"Russ Hollingsworth, John Rosasco3:49
2."Wings of an Eagle"David Flaherty4:58
3."My Soul Desire"Mark Baldwin, Niles Borop4:14
4."They Say" (duet with Sandi Patti)Terri McFaddin, Skip Scarborough5:20
5."Straight Ahead"Deniece Williams, Richard Souther4:10
6."So Glad I Know"D. Williams, Jay Gruska4:05
7."I Surrender All"Judson W. Van DeVenter, Winfield S. Weeden4:13
8."If We Are the Light"D. Williams, Michael Peterson, Billy Smiley3:44
9."What You Do for Me"D. Williams, Chaka Khan, Kathy Wakefield, Tony Maiden3:57

Personnel edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

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

Radio singles edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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. ^ a b "Deniece Williams". grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. ^ a b c "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.
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