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{{Infobox album
| name = 'Nard
| type = studio
| artist = [[Bernard Wright]]
| cover = Nard 1981.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1981
| recorded = 1980
| studio = A&R Studios ([[New York City]])
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Jazz fusion]]
* [[funk music|funk]]}}
| length = 41:07
| label = {{hlist|[[GRP Records|GRP]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]}}
| producer = [[Dave Grusin]] & [[Larry Rosen (producer)|Larry Rosen]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Funky Beat
| next_year = 1983
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1     = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score =  {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r164989 |tab=review |label=Bernard Wright: ''Nard'' > Review |first=Alex |last=Henderson |accessdate=2 September 2011}}</ref>
}}
'''''{{'}}Nard''''' is the debut [[album]] from [[United States|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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bernard Wright – ‘Nard |url=https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/album/bernard-wright-nard/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=In Sheeps Clothing |language=en}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{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 (composition)|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 (jazz drummer)|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===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Chart (1981)
! Peak<br />position
|-
| [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Pop Albums]]<ref name="allmusic albums">{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p12023/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Brick US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-09-02}}</ref>
| align=center|116
|-
| ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top Soul Albums]]<ref name="allmusic albums" />
| align=center|23
|-
| ''Billboard'' Top Jazz Albums <ref name="allmusic albums" />
| align=center|7
|-
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="2"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic singles">{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p12023/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Brick US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-09-02}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Hot Dance Club Songs|US<br />Dance]]
|-
| rowspan="1"|1982
| align="left"| "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 (rapper)|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,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Medina |first=Wendy |date=2022-05-21 |title=Funk & Jazz Legend Bernard Wright Dead At 58 |url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/funk-jazz-legend-bernard-wright-dead-at-58/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Black Enterprise |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Skee-Lo]] sampled "Spinnin'" on his song "[[I Wish (Skee-Lo song)|I Wish]]" on his album ''[[I Wish (Skee-Lo album)|I Wish]]'' in 1995.<ref name=":0" /> [[Snoop Dogg|Snoop Doggy Dogg]] also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on the track "Gz & Hustlas" on the 1993 ''[[Doggystyle]]'' album.<ref name=":0" /> [[Seagram (rapper)|Seagram]] also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on his song "The Town" on his 1994 album ''[[Reality Check (Seagram album)|Reality Check]]''.
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/Bernard-Wright-Nard/master/192911 Bernard Wright - 'Nard at Discogs]
* [https://www.whosampled.com/album/Bernard-Wright/%27Nard/ Bernard Wright - 'Nard at WhoSampled]
*  [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRuzARP9-U&feature=youtu.be Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition Trailer]
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