'Nard
Studio album by
Bernard Wright
Released1981
Recorded1980
StudioA&R Studios, New York City, New York
Genre
LabelGRP Records
ProducerDave Grusin & Larry Rosen
Bernard Wright chronology
'Nard
(1981)		 Funky Beat
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Master Rocker"
3:16
2."Firebolt Hustle"
  • Harold Grate
  • Henry Grate
4:11
3."Haboglabotribin’"Don Blackman4:19
4."Spinnin'"Al Flythe5:34
5."Just Chillin' Out"
4:35
6."Bread Sandwiches"
  • Wright
  • Steve Teele
  • Denzel Miller
3:52
7."Music is the Key"
  • Irvine
  • Tommy Smith
4:55
8."We're Just the Band"Henry Grate3:03
9."Solar"Miles Davis7:18

Personnel

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
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 116
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 23
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [2] 7

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
Dance
1982 "Just Chillin' Out" 85

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,[4] and Skee-Lo sampled "Spinnin'" on his song "I Wish" on his album I Wish in 1995.[4] Snoop Doggy Dogg also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on the track "Gz & Hustlas" on the 1993 "Doggystyle" album.[4] Seagram also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on his song "The Town" on his 1994 album Reality Check.

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Bernard Wright: Nard > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brick US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  3. ↑ "Brick US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  4. 1 2 3 Medina, Wendy (2022-05-21). "Funk & Jazz Legend Bernard Wright Dead At 58". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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