''Sign In Please'' is the debut studio album by American

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. Released by

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in 1984, the album features the band's only hit and signature song, " Turn Up the Radio". "Turn Up the Radio" was featured in a variety of media in the coming decades and is regarded as an '80s glam metal staple.

Background

According to lead guitarist Steve Lynch, the album took 30 days to record and master; "We were seasoned musicians in the studio so worked very fast and were always well prepared." He also noted that its major hit, "Turn Up the Radio", was recorded at the tail end of the ''Sign in Please'' sessions and that RCA didn't find it suitable enough for inclusion. However, after stern insistence, the band was able to get it on the album. Neither party, however, expected it to gain such critical success that led to the album's gold status in 1985.Autograph Guitarist / Guitar Teacher Steve Lynch
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Track listing

Uses in popular culture

* "Turn Up the Radio" was featured in the 2002

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''. * The track "All I'm Gonna Take" was featured in the 2006

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Personnel

Autograph - ''Sign In Please'' (1984) liner notes.

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*Steve Plunkett - lead vocals, guitar * Steve Lynch - lead guitar *Randy Rand - bass, backing vocals *Steven Isham - keyboards, backing vocals *Keni Richards - drums, "noises"

Production

Neil Kernon Neil Kernon is an English musician, record producer, mixer and recording engineer from London. He is a Grammy Award winner and has worked on over 100 Gold and Platinum records. Biography Born to a musical family, Kernon's formal musical trai ...

- producer, engineer, mixing *Eddie DeLena - engineer, mixing *

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- mastering

Charts

Album

Weekly Charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Turn Up the Radio

Certifications

References

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