''Nard'' is the debut album from American funk keyboardist

Bernard Wright Bernard Wright (November 16, 1963 – May 19, 2022) was an American funk and jazz keyboardist and singer who began his career as a session musician and later released four solo albums. Biography Wright was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. I ...

. 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

Personnel

– keyboards, synthesizer, piano,

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, vocals Band * Bobby Broom – guitars * Kevin Oliver – guitars * Ronald Miller – guitars *

Don Blackman Don (Donald) Blackman (September 1, 1953 – April 11, 2013) was an American jazz-funk pianist, singer, and songwriter. He performed with Parliament-Funkadelic; Earth, Wind and Fire; Louis Hayes; and Nicolas Dietz. Biography Blackman was bor ...

– piano * Barry "Sonjon" Johnson – bass guitar * Marcus Miller – bass guitar * Steve Teele – bass guitar * Buddy Williams – drums *

Charley Drayton Charles Leslie Drayton (born May 9, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist and producer, known primarily as a drummer. Artists he has recorded or performed with include The Cult, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Mi ...

– drums *

Dennis Chambers Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American drummer. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life Chambers was born on May 9, 1959. He began drumming at the age of four years, and was gigging in Bal ...

– 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

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

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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 Antoine Roundtree (born March 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Skee-Lo, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 1995 song " I Wish", which became a hit in several countries and reached No. 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His fi ...

sampled "Spinnin'" on his song " I Wish" on his album I Wish in 1995.

Snoop Doggy Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...

also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on the track "Gz & Hustlas" on the 1993 "

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" album.

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also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on his song "The Town" on his 1994 album Reality Check.

References

External links

Bernard Wright-Nard at Discogs
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Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition Trailer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nard 1981 debut albums Bernard Wright albums GRP Records albums Albums produced by Dave Grusin