''Here's Your Sign'' is the debut comedy album of

Bill Engvall William Ray Engvall Jr. (born July 27, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Engvall has released a number of stand-up comedy albums through Warner Records and the defunct BNA Records. His most commercially successf ...

. It was recorded at

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. Following years of success doing different comedic acts, Engvall released a CD of his material, including his most famous piece (after which his debut album was named). After peaking within the top 5 on both the

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and Hot Country Albums charts, as well as the top 50 on the ''Billboard'' 200, Engvall saw his career take off, as he remains one of the most popular comedians of the 90s. The title of this album refers to a routine framework commonly used by Engvall, which began with his stating that stupid people should have to wear warning signs that simply state "I'm stupid" so that no one will rely on them or ask them anything. He would then go on to tell several anecdotes in which someone asks an (obviously) asinine question, and the question is then answered sarcastically, followed by the statement: "Here's your sign!" For example, a trucker gets his truck stuck under an overpass, and the responding policeman asks "Hey, you get your truck stuck?" Without missing a beat, the trucker answers, "No sir, I was delivering that overpass and I ran out of gas. Here's your sign!"

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

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As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 881,000 copies, according to

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Credits

*Executive Producer: Bill Engvall *Producer: Doug Grau and J.P. Williams *Art Direction by Laura LiPuma *Design by Laura LiPuma and Garrett Rittenberry *Digital Editing by Doug Grau and Ronnie Thomas *Engineered by Donivan Cowart and Martin Cowart *Mastering by Hank Williams *Mixed by Donivan Cowart *Photography by Dean Dixon and Susan Lambeth *Recorded at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, Michigan

References

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