| How Glad I Am | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Nancy Wilson |
| Cover: | How_Glad_I_Am_Album_Cover.jpg |
| Released: | August 1964 |
| Recorded: | March–May, 1964[1] |
| Venue: | Los Angeles |
| Length: | 25:34 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | David Cavanaugh |
| Prev Title: | Today, Tomorrow, Forever |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | The Nancy Wilson Show! |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
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.[2] The title track became her highest-charting single, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] 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."
Note: Some versions of the LP mistakenly printed "It's Time for Me" as "It's Time To Go" on the front and back cover. In some cases, the song was not included on the album at all, and the track listing is slightly different.