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. 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

Radio singles

Accolades

Grammy Awards

References