| "Glad to Know You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ||||
"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
- 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
- ^ 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.
| "Glad to Know You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ||||
"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
- 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
- ^ 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.