''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 "Let's Hear It for the Boy" is a song by Deniece Williams that appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film ''Footloose''. The song was released as a single from both the soundtrack and her album of the song's same name on February 14, 1984, ...

'' and "I Believe in Miracles" from ''

Niecy ''Niecy'' is an album by American singer Deniece Williams which was released in 1982 on ARC/Columbia Records. The album reached No. 5 on the Top Soul Albums chart and No. 20 on the Billboard 200. Critical reception People described the album as ...

''. 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 ''I'm So Proud'' is an album by American singer Deniece Williams which was released in 1983 by Columbia Records. The album reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top Soul Albums chart. Singles " Do What You Feel" reached No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' ...

'', featured a duet with Earth, Wind & Fire lead singer Philip Bailey. This new recording features a duet with American

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singer Sandi Patti, for which they won a

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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 The 29th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1987, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Paul Simon won Album of the Year for ''Graceland'', and Burt Bacha ...

. ''So Glad I Know'' reached number 6 on the Top Christian Albums and number 7 on the Top Gospel Albums charts in ''

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'' magazine.

Track listing

Charts

Radio singles

Accolades

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

References

{{Authority control 1986 albums Deniece Williams albums Sparrow Records albums