'Nard
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'Nard | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Studio | A&R Studios, New York City, New York | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | GRP Records | |||
Producer | Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen | |||
Bernard Wright chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
'Nard is the debut album from American funk keyboardist Bernard Wright. Released in 1981 when Wright was only 18 years old, the album reached number 7 on the Jazz Albums chart in the US.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Haboglabotribin" | Don Blackman | 4:22 |
2. | "Firebolt Hustle" |
| 4:11 |
3. | "Music is the Key" |
| 4:20 |
4. | "Spinnin'" | Al Flythe | 5:33 |
5. | "Just Chillin' Out" |
| 4:35 |
6. | "Bread Sandwiches" |
| 3:52 |
7. | "Master Rocker" |
| 4:56 |
8. | "We're Just the Band" | Henry Grate | 3:03 |
9. | "Solar" | Miles Davis | 7:20 |
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 – drums
- 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[2] | 116 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] | 23 |
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [2] | 7 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | |
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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.
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, and Skee-Lo sampled "Spinnin'" on his song "I wish" on his album I Wish in 1995. Snoop Doggy Dogg also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on the track "Gz & Hustlas" on the 1993 "Doggystyle" album. 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 02 September 2011.
- ^ 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.