Glad to Know You
"Glad to Know You" is a 1981 dance single by Chaz Jankel, the former keyboardist and guitarist for Ian Dury and the Blockheads. 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. On other US charts, "Glad to Know You", reached number 57 on the US R&B chart. It also reached number 102 on the Bubbling Under [Hot 100] chart.
Cover versions
- In 1983 Kitty Grant recorded a cover version of the song for her second studio album of the same name.
- In 2012 the Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles recorded an English-language cover.