Bernard Wright ‎– 'Nard

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GRP – GRP 5011
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A1 Master Rocker
Drums – Mike Flythe Electric Bass – Marcus Miller Electric Guitar – Bobby Broom Lead Vocals – Al "Wink" Flythe*, Pat Heaven Written-By – Weldon Irvine Written-by, Arranged By, Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Clavinet, Lead Vocals – Bernard Wright Written-By, Electric Guitar – Ronnie Miler*
3:15
A2 Firebolt Hustle
Drums – Howard Grate Electric Bass – Barry "Sunjon" Johnson* Horns – Ed Jackson, Jimmy Owens Percussion – Crusher Bennett* Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Obx] – Bernard Wright Tenor Saxophone, Soloist, Horns, Arranged By – Al "Wink" Flythe* Written-By – Harold Grate* Written-By, Electric Guitar, Arranged By – Henry "Hanky" Grate Jr.*
4:04
A3 Haboglabotribin'
Backing Vocals – Desiré White*, Sheri Snyder Drums – Dennis Chambers Electric Bass – Marcus Miller Electric Guitar – Kevin Oliver* Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Dave Grusin Piano [Acoustic], Melodica, Synthesizer [Obx], Clavinet, Arranged By – Bernard Wright Written-by, Words By, Music By, Arranged By, Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Don Blackman
4:22
A4 Spinnin'
Choir [Vocal Group] – Pat Heaven Drums – Howard Grate Electric Bass – Marcus Miller Electric Guitar – Ronald Miller* Electric Guitar, Arranged By – Henry "Hanky" Grate Jr.* Horns – Ed Jackson, Jimmy Owens Lead Vocals, Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Obx], Choir [Vocal Group] – Bernard Wright Synthesizer [Obx] – Dave Grusin Written-by, Horns, Choir [Vocal Group], Arranged By – Al "Wink" Flythe*
5:29
B1 Just Chillin' Out
Drums – Charley Drayton Electric Guitar – Bobby Broom, Ronald Miller* Lyrics By, Arranged By, Piano [Acoustic], Clavinet, Backing Vocals, Voice [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Bernard Wright Lyrics By, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Barry "Sunjon" Johnson* Lyrics By, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Voice [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Al "Wink" Flythe* Synthesizer [Obx] – Dave Grusin Voice [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Greg Fraction, Mike Flythe, Rick Matthews, Steve Teele, Ted Matthews Written-By, Music By, Arranged By, Electric Bass – Marcus Miller
4:22
B2 Bread Sandwiches
Drums [Set #1] – Charley Drayton Drums [Set #2] – Mike Flythe Electric Piano – Ronald Miller* Written-By – Denzel A. Miller Jr.* Written-By, Electric Bass – Steve Teele Written-by, Electric Piano [Yamaha Cp-80, Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Obx] , Arranged By – Bernard Wright
3:50
B3 Music Is The Key
Backing Vocals – Luther Vandross, Patti Austin Drums – Buddy Williams Electric Bass, Arranged By – Marcus Miller Electric Guitar – Bobby Broom Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer – Ronald Miller* Lead Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic] – Bernard Wright Percussion – Crusher Bennett* Synthesizer [Obx] – Dave Grusin Written-By, Music By – Tommy Smith, Weldon Irvine
4:54
B4 We're Just The Band
Choir [Vocal Group] – Bobby Floyd*, Kevin "Oz" Osborne*, Mike Flythe, Pat Heaven Drums – Howard Grate Electric Bass, Choir [Vocal Group] – Barry "Sunjon" Johnson* Horns – Ed Jackson, Jimmy Owens Horns, Choir [Vocal Group], Arranged By – Al "Wink" Flythe* Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Obx], Choir [Vocal Group] – Bernard Wright Written-By, Electric Guitar, Arranged By – Henry "Hanky" Grate Jr.*
3:00
B5 Solar
Acoustic Bass – Buster Williams Drums – Roy Haynes Piano [Acoustic] – Bernard Wright Written-By – Miles Davis
7:17

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Produced for Grusin/Rosen Productions
Personal management: P.O. Box 38, St. Albens, N.Y. 11412

" Master Rocker "
Ron Miller Music/ASCAP

" Firebold Hustle "
Firebolts Publishing Co./ASCAP

" Haboglabotribin' "
Nodlew Music/BMI

" Spinnin' "
Nodlew Music/BMI

" Just Chillin' Out "
Sunset Burgundy Inc./ASCAP

" Bread Sandwiches "
Ola's Kid Music, Roaring Fork Music/BMI,
Pure Love Music/ASCAP and Nodlew Music/BMI

" Music Is The Key "
Nodlew Music/BMI

" We're Just The Band "
Firebolts Publishing Co./ASCAP

" Solar "
Prestige Music/BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1: Runout, Hand Etched, Stamped): GRP 5011 SA CP2 STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2: Runout, Hand Etched, Stamped): GRP 5011 SB T STERLING

Other Versions (Showing 3 of 3) View All

Title, Format Label Cat# Country Year
'Nard (LP, Album) GRP GRP 5011 Germany 1981
'Nard (CD, Album, RE, RM) BMG (Japan) BVCM-37240 Japan 2001
'Nard (Vinyl, Album, RE) GRP GRP 5011 US  
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Rated 5/5
bpaid Nov 15, 2010
A fantastic disco/boogie/funk outing the whole way through! Features the infamous sample used for Skee-Lo - I Wish
Rated 5/5
djcastro Aug 11, 2010
This album is totally slept on! Just found my third copy this past weekend for a $1!

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