1986 Deniece Williams – 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. This is Williams’ first full-length gospel album. On Williams’ previous albums, she would include a gospel song, such as “Whiter Than Snow” from Let’s Hear It for the Boy and “I Believe in Miracles” from Niecy. Those two songs and many others from previous and subsequent releases were compiled into an album of gospel material called From the Beginning (1990). One of the gospel tracks “They Say”, originally from Williams’ 1983 album I’m So Proud, featured a duet with Earth, Wind & Fire lead singer Philip Bailey. This new recording features a duet with American Christian singer Sandi Patti, for which they won a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group. Williams also won a Grammy for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female for her rendition of the gospel hymn “I Surrender All” at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards. So Glad I Know reached number 6 on the Top Christian Albums and number 7 on the Top Gospel Albums charts in Billboard magazine.

Tracks

1  Just In Time (John Rosasco; Russ Hollingsworth) 03:52
2  Wings Of An Eagle (David Flaherty) 05:00
3  My Soul Desire (Mark Baldwin; Niles Borop) 04:15
4  They Say (Skip Scarborough; Terri McFaddin) 05:25
5  Straight Ahead (Richard Souther; Deniece Williams) 04:10
6  So Glad I Know (Mark Baldwin; Niles Borop) 04:06
7  I Surrender All (Traditional) 04:16
8  If We Are The Light (Billy Smiley; Deniece Williams; Michael Peterson) 03:46
9  What You Do For Me (Chaka Khan; Deniece Williams; Kathy Wakefield; Tony Maiden) 03:55

Musicians

1 Just In Time

BassNathan East
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDann Huff
KeyboardsRandy Waldman
ProgrammingRandy Waldman
PercussionMike Fisher
Background VocalsJosie James
Background VocalsGeorge Merrill
Background VocalsRoosevelt Christmas
VocalsDeniece Williams


2 Wings Of An Eagle

BassFreddie Washington
GuitarDann Huff
KeyboardsGreg Mathieson
SynthesizerAlan Pasqua
ProgrammingCasey Young
Background VocalsJoy Burchett
Background VocalsDeanna Trygg
Background VocalsSheila Shipley
Background VocalsDave Hegg
Background VocalsSusan Westering
Background VocalsKathy Baumgardner
Background VocalsBillie Bell
Background VocalsRick Uhles
Background VocalsRob Watson
Background VocalsDavid Flaherty
Background VocalsRosanne Watson
Background VocalsBecky Smith
Background VocalsAngie Reed
Background VocalsEsther Dekker
Background VocalsRon Gollner
VocalsDeniece Williams


3 My Soul Desire

BassNathan East
DrumsJR Robinson
KeyboardsAlan Pasqua
SynclavierTodd Yvega
ProgrammingAlan Pasqua
SynthesizerJay Gruska
French HornCalvin Smith
PercussionMike Fisher
VocalsDeniece Williams


4 They Say

BassNathan East
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDann Huff
KeyboardsGreg Mathieson
SynthesizerAlan Pasqua
PercussionMike Fisher
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
Background VocalsDiane Brown
Background VocalsGeorge Merrill
Background VocalsRoosevelt Christmas
Background VocalsJosie James
Background VocalsWarren Ham
VocalsSandi Patti
VocalsDeniece Williams


5 Straight Ahead

DrumsJR Robinson
KeyboardsRichard Souther
KeyboardsEric Persing
PercussionMike Fisher
Background VocalsJosie James
Background VocalsGeorge Merrill
Background VocalsRoosevelt Christmas
VocalsDeniece Williams


6 So Glad I Know

BassNathan East
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarJames Harrah
KeyboardsAlan Pasqua
ProgrammingAlan Pasqua
PercussionMike Fisher
VocalsDeniece Williams


7 I Surrender All

BassFreddie Washington
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsGreg Mathieson
SynthesizerTodd Yvega
Background VocalsDiane Brown
Background VocalsRick Logan
Background VocalsWarren Ham
Background VocalsJohn Laird
Background VocalsAvah Ham
VocalsDeniece Williams


8 If We Are The Light

BassFreddie Washington
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsGreg Mathieson
ProgrammingCasey Young
SaxSteve Tavaglione
Background VocalsJosie James
Background VocalsGeorge Merrill
Background VocalsRoosevelt Christmas
VocalsDeniece Williams


9 What You Do For Me

BassFreddie Washington
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDann Huff
KeyboardsGreg Mathieson
SynthesizerAlan Pasqua
SaxDave Boruff
Background VocalsGeorge Merrill
Background VocalsRoosevelt Christmas
Background VocalsJosie James
VocalsDeniece Williams

Liner Notes

Producer – Brad Westering
Arranged By – Jay Gruska (Tracks 1, 3, 6)
Arranged By – Greg Mathieson (Tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Deniece Williams, Brad Westering (Track 4)
Arranged By – Richard Souther (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jay Gruska (Tracks 3, 7)
Engineer – Frank Wolf
Engineer (Additional) – Alan Hirshberg, John Bolt, Lars Nefzger*, Mitch Gibson, Steve Ford
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Remix – Frank Wolf
Remix (Assistant) – Steve Ford

Artwork, Design – Peter Nomura

Mastered At Future Disc
Mixed At Mama Jo’s Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Mama Jo’s Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At George Tobin Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At The Enterprise, Burbank, CA
Recorded At Pinebrook Studios, Alexandria, IN
Recorded At Le Gonk Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Music Grinder, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Triad Studios, Seattle, WA
Phonographic Copyright The Sparrow Corporation
Phonographic Copyright Gateway Music House Inc