How Glad I Am (album)

How Glad I Am
Studio album by
Nancy Wilson
ReleasedAugust 1964
RecordedMarch–May, 1964[1]
VenueLos Angeles
Length25:34
LabelCapitol
ProducerDavid Cavanaugh
Nancy Wilson chronology
Today, Tomorrow, Forever
(1964) 		How Glad I Am
(1964) 		The Nancy Wilson Show!
(1965)
Singles from Natural High
  1. "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"
    Released: June 8, 1964
  2. "It's Time For Me"
    Released: September 14, 1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[3]

How Glad I Am is a 1964 studio album by Nancy Wilson. It was one of her most successful albums, reaching #4 on the Billboard 200 and remaining on the chart for 31 weeks.[4] The title track became her highest-charting single, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] and earned her a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. The album also included two bossa nova songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim; two selections from the musical Funny Girl, which had recently opened its hit run on Broadway; a pair of tunes by Howlett Smith and Spence Maxwell; and a soul jazz number composed by Wes Montgomery, along with other material.

In a review of the 2009 re-issued version, Nick Dedina at AllMusic hailed the title track as "a tart, country-flavored soul number [that] remains a favorite of the British Northern soul scene." He also said, "the juicy, Hammond B-3-filled 'West Coast Blues' is the set's best number."[2]

  1. ^ Lord, Tom. The jazz discography. Vol. 25. West Vancouver, B.C., Canada. ISBN 1881993000. OCLC 30547554.
  2. ^ a b Dedina, Nick. How Glad I Am at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). "Nancy Wilson". The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (Rev Upd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 941. ISBN 1852271833.
  4. ^ "Nancy Wilson How Glad I Am Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  5. ^ "Nancy Wilson (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-07.