So Glad I Know
# So Glad I Know

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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".

## 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 |
| US Billboard Top Gospel Albums | 7 |

### Radio singles

| Year | Singles | Peak positions | 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 |
