'Nard

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.

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

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

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 (Seagram album)|Reality Check].