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
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) Peakposition US Billboard Top Christian Albums6 US Billboard Top Gospel Albums7
Radio singles YearSinglesPeak positions CCM AC CCM CHR 1986 "My Soul Desire"3— 1986 "So Glad I Know"514 1987 "They Say" (with Sandi Patti)11 1987 "Wings of an Eagle"46
Accolades Grammy Awards YearWinnerCategory1987"I Surrender All"Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female1987"They Say" (with Sandi Patti)Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group
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