'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
 * 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
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.