'Nard
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Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Studio | A&R Studios (New York City) | |||
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Length | 41:07 | |||
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Producer | Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen | |||
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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]
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 – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, melodica, vocals
Band
- Bobby Broom – guitars
- Kevin Oliver – guitars
- Ronald Miller – guitars
- Don Blackman – piano
- Barry "Sonjon" Johnson – bass guitar
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar
- Steve Teele – bass guitar
- Buddy Williams – drums
- Charley Drayton – drums
- Dennis Chambers – drums
- Howard Grate – drums
- Al "Wink" Flythe – sax
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
- Jimmy Owens – horn arrangements
- Desirè White – backing vocals
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals
- Patti Austin – backing vocals
- Sheri Snyder – 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
Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | |
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US Dance | |||
1982 | "Just Chillin' Out" | 85 |
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.
References
- ^ Henderson, Alex. Bernard Wright: Nard > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Bernard Wright – 'Nard". In Sheeps Clothing. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ a b c "Brick US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ "Brick US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ a b c Medina, Wendy (2022-05-21). "Funk & Jazz Legend Bernard Wright Dead At 58". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2023-11-19.