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 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

Radio singles

Accolades
Grammy Awards

References

1986 albums
Deniece Williams albums
Sparrow Records albums