'Nard
title: "'Nard" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1981-debut-albums", "bernard-wright-albums", "grp-records-albums", "albums-produced-by-dave-grusin"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Nard" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 'Nard |
| type | studio |
| artist | Bernard Wright |
| cover | Nard 1981.jpg |
| released | 1981 |
| recorded | 1980 |
| genre | {{flatlist |
| length | 41:07 |
| label | |
| next_title | Funky Beat |
| next_year | 1983 |
| :: |
| name = 'Nard | type = studio | artist = Bernard Wright | cover = Nard 1981.jpg | alt = | released = 1981 | recorded = 1980 | studio =
- A & R Studios (New York City, New York) | genre = {{flatlist|
- Jazz fusion
- funk}} | length = 41:07 | label = | producer =
- Dave Grusin
- Larry Rosen
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Funky Beat
| next_year = 1983
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score =
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.
Track listing
| title1 = Master Rocker | length1 = 3:16 | writer1 = {{flatlist|
- Bernard Wright
- Weldon Irvine
- Ronnie Miller}} | title2 = Firebolt Hustle | length2 = 4:11 | writer2 = {{flatlist|
- Harold Grate
- Henry Grate}} | title3 = Haboglabotribin' | length3 = 4:19 | writer3 = Don Blackman | title4 = Spinnin' | length4 = 5:34 | writer4 = Al Flythe | title5 = Just Chillin' Out | length5 = 4:35 | writer5 = {{flatlist|
- Wright
- Marcus Miller
- Barry Johnson
- Flythe}} | title6 = Bread Sandwiches | length6 = 3:52 | writer6 = {{flatlist|
- Wright
- Steve Teele
- Denzel Miller}} | title7 = Music is the Key | length7 = 4:55 | writer7 = {{flatlist|
- Irvine
- Tommy Smith}} | title8 = We're Just the Band | length8 = 3:03 | writer8 = Henry Grate | title9 = Solar | length9 = 7:18 | writer9 = Miles Davis
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
- Michael Flythe - 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
::data[format=table] | Chart (1981) | Peak position | |---|---| | Billboard Pop Albums | 116 | | Billboard Top Soul Albums | 23 | | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 7 | ::
Singles
::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Chart positions | 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, 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
References
- {{AllMusic. Alex. Henderson
- "Bernard Wright – 'Nard".
- "Brick US albums chart history". allmusic.com.
- "Brick US singles chart history". allmusic.com.
- Medina, Wendy. (2022-05-21). "Funk & Jazz Legend Bernard Wright Dead At 58".
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