Glad to Know You
| "Glad to Know You" | ||||
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| Single by Chaz Jankel | ||||
| from the album Chasanova | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:30 (7", Chasanova LP) 6:35 (12", Questionnaire LP) | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chaz Jankel, Ian Dury | |||
| Producer(s) | Chaz Jankel, Philip Bagenal, Pete Van Hooke | |||
| Chaz Jankel singles chronology | ||||
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"Glad to Know You" is a 1981 dance single by the former keyboard/guitarist for Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Chaz Jankel. After previous single releases "3,000,000 Synths" and "Ai No Corrida", "Glad to Know You" reached number one on the US, Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, remaining there for seven weeks, and becoming the biggest dance single of 1982.[1] On other US charts, "Glad to Know You", reached number 57 on the US R&B chart.[2] It also reached number 102 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Cover versions
[edit]- In 1983, Kitty Grant recorded a cover of the song for her second album of the same name.
- In 2012, the Venezuelan group, Los Amigos Invisibles recorded an English-language cover.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 134.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 292.
- ^ "Los Amigos Invisibles & Dimitri from Paris – Glad to Know You (2012, Vinyl)". Discogs. September 2012.