| 'Nard | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | A&R Studios (New York City) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 41:07 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen | |||
| Bernard Wright chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
'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. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Master Rocker" |
| 3:16 |
| 2. | "Firebolt Hustle" |
| 4:11 |
| 3. | "Haboglabotribin’" | Don Blackman | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Spinnin'" | Al Flythe | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Just Chillin' Out" |
| 4:35 |
| 6. | "Bread Sandwiches" |
| 3:52 |
| 7. | "Music is the Key" |
| 4:55 |
| 8. | "We're Just the Band" | Henry Grate | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Solar" | Miles Davis | 7:18 |
Band
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums [3] | 116 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] | 23 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums [3] | 7 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance | |||
| 1982 | "Just Chillin' Out" | 85 | |
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.
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, [5] and Skee-Lo sampled "Spinnin'" on his song "I Wish" on his album I Wish in 1995. [5] Snoop Doggy Dogg also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on the track "Gz & Hustlas" on the 1993 Doggystyle album. [5] Seagram also sampled "Haboglabotribin" on his song "The Town" on his 1994 album Reality Check .
The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets in the historic Greenwood neighborhood in the brothers' hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Future Shock is the twenty-ninth album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in August 1983 by Columbia Records. It was his first release from his electro-funk era and an early example of instrumental hip hop. Participating musicians include bass guitarist Bill Laswell, guitarist Pete Cosey and drummer Sly Dunbar.
The Real Deal is an album by the Isley Brothers, released on August 7, 1982. The album is notable for the group's decision to alter their trademark funk rock sound in the 1970s with the then-current early 1980s electro funk scene dominated by Rick James, Prince, Zapp and the Gap Band.
Pizzazz is the fifth album by American singer Patrice Rushen, released in 1979.
The Promise is the eighteenth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire released in May 2003 on Kalimba Music. The album peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.
Free is a studio album by jazz bassist Marcus Miller, released in 2007.
In the Storm is the third studio album by El DeBarge released in 1992 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 22 on the Blues & Soul Top UK Soul Albums chart.
Don (Donald) Blackman was an American jazz-funk pianist, singer, and songwriter. He performed with Parliament-Funkadelic; Lenny White; Marcus Miller; Sting; Mary J. Blige; Earth, Wind and Fire; and Louis Hayes.
"Feelin' Alright?", also known as "Feeling Alright", is a song written by Dave Mason of the English rock band Traffic for their eponymous 1968 album Traffic. It was also released as a single, and failed to chart in both the UK and the US, but it did reach a bubbling under position of #123 on the Billboard Hot 100. Joe Cocker performed a more popular rendition of the song that did chart in the U.S. Both Traffic's and Cocker's versions appear in the 2012 movie Flight. The song was also featured in the 2000 film Duets, sung by Huey Lewis.
Bringing Back the Funk is a studio album by Brian Culbertson released in 2008 on GRP Records. The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.
Urban Knights II is an album by the Urban Knights which was issued in 1997 on GRP Records. The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart.
"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" is a song by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne. The single—a memoir of the Jamaica neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where Browne was born and raised—is from his second solo album, Love Approach. Browne got the idea for the song while he was at his parents' home. The vocals for the single were performed by Toni Smith, who also helped compose the song. The song hit number one on the US Billboard R&B chart for a month. "Funkin' for Jamaica" peaked at number nine on the dance chart and made the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, but it never charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bluesiana Triangle is an album by American jazz musician Art Blakey, as well as the name of the short-lived American jazz, blues and funk group that recorded it, consisting of Blakey (drums), Dr. John and David "Fathead" Newman.
"Devotion" is a single by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1974 on Columbia Records. "Devotion" peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Places and Spaces is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd, that was released on Blue Note in 1975.
Dust Yourself Off is the debut album by Portland, Oregon-based R&B group Pleasure, released in 1975 and produced by Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders. It also includes a funked-up cover of Maria Muldaur's hit "Midnight at the Oasis". The song "Bouncy Lady" appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto V, on The Lowdown 91.1, an in-game soul music radio station.
Brick is the second album by the Atlanta, Georgia-based band Brick, released in 1977.
Gears is an album by jazz keyboardist Johnny Hammond. It was released in 1975 and produced by Larry and Fonce Mizell.
Knower, also stylized as KNOWER, is an American independent electronic jazz-funk duo. The group primarily consists of Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi ; their full band includes saxophone, bass and keyboard players. They have gained success releasing music online.
Mr. Wright is the third studio album by American contemporary R&B singer Bernard Wright, released in 1985 via Manhattan Records. The album did not chart on the Billboard 200 but it peaked at #25 on the Billboard R&B chart. It was also Wright's last album to chart in the United States.
