'Nard
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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'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.
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Track listing
| title1 = Master Rocker | length1 = 3:16 | writer1 = Template:Flatlist | title2 = Firebolt Hustle | length2 = 4:11 | writer2 = Template:Flatlist | title3 = Haboglabotribin’ | length3 = 4:19 | writer3 = Don Blackman | title4 = Spinnin' | length4 = 5:34 | writer4 = Al Flythe | title5 = Just Chillin' Out | length5 = 4:35 | writer5 = Template:Flatlist | title6 = Bread Sandwiches | length6 = 3:52 | writer6 = Template:Flatlist | title7 = Music is the Key | length7 = 4:55 | writer7 = Template:Flatlist | 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
- 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
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.