'Nard
1981 studio album by Bernard Wright
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'Nard is the debut album from American funk keyboardist Bernard Wright. It was released in 1981 by GRP Records and distributed by Arista Records. The album reached number 7 on the Jazz Albums chart in the US.[2]
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
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| Length | 41:07 | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Master Rocker" |
| 3:16 |
| 2. | "Firebolt Hustle" |
| 4:11 |
| 3. | "Haboglabotribin'" | Don Blackman | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Spinnin'" | Al Flythe | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Just Chillin' Out" |
| 4:35 |
| 6. | "Bread Sandwiches" |
| 3:52 |
| 7. | "Music is the Key" |
| 4:55 |
| 8. | "We're Just the Band" | Henry Grate | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Solar" | Miles Davis | 7:18 |
Personnel
- Bernard Wright â keyboards, synthesizer, piano, melodica, vocals
Band
- Bobby Broom â guitars
- Kevin Oliver â guitars
- Ronald Miller â guitars
- Don Blackman â piano
- Barry "Sonjon" Johnson â bass guitar
- Marcus Miller â bass guitar
- Steve Teele â bass guitar
- Buddy Williams â drums
- Charley Drayton â drums
- Dennis Chambers â drums
- Howard Grate â drums
- Michael Flythe - drums
- Al "Wink" Flythe â sax
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett â percussion
- Jimmy Owens â horn arrangements
- Desirè White â backing vocals
- Luther Vandross â backing vocals
- Patti Austin â backing vocals
- Sheri Snyder â backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 116 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] | 23 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums [3] | 7 |
Singles
In popular culture
The song "Haboglabotribin" is featured in Grand Theft Auto V on the radio station Space 103.2. The song is also featured in the trailer for the Enhanced Edition of the game, which was shown during Sony's PlayStation 5 reveal event.
Samples
Yo Yo featuring Ice Cube sampled "Master Rocker" on their song "The Bonnie and Clyde Theme" on their album You Better Ask Somebody in 1993,[5] and Skee-Lo sampled "Spinnin'" on his song "I Wish" on his album I Wish in 1995.[5] Snoop Doggy Dogg also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on the track "Gz & Hustlas" on the 1993 Doggystyle album.[5] Seagram also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on his song "The Town" on his 1994 album Reality Check.