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".

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

Accolades
Grammy Awards