Sign In Please

Sign In Please
Sign In Please
Studio album by Autograph
Released	September 27, 1984
Studio	Record Plant (Los Angeles)
Genre	Hard rock, glam metal
Length	42:15
Label	RCA
Producer	Neil Kernon
Autograph chronology
Singles from Sign In Please
	"Turn Up the Radio"; Released: 1984; "Send Her to Me"; Released: 1984;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Sign In Please is the debut studio album by American rock band Autograph, released in 1984 by RCA Records. The album features the band's only hit and signature song, "Turn Up the Radio".^[3]^[4]^[5]

"Turn Up the Radio" was featured in a variety of media in the coming decades and is regarded as an '80s glam metal staple.^[6]

Background[edit]

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.^[7]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Send Her to Me"	Doug Foxworthy, Steve Plunkett	3:55
2.	"Turn Up the Radio"	Plunkett, Steve Isham, Randy Rand, Steve Lynch, Keni Richards	4:38
3.	"Night Teen & Non-Stop"	Foxworthy, Plunkett	4:20
4.	"Cloud 10"	Foxworthy, Plunkett	3:37
5.	"Deep End"	Plunkett	4:19

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Isn't Me"	Foxworthy, Isham, Plunkett	3:33
7.	"Thrill of Love"	Isham, Plunkett	3:59
8.	"Friday"	Plunkett	4:11
9.	"In the Night"	Rand, Plunkett	3:56
10.	"All I'm Gonna Take"	Lynch, Plunkett	5:42
11.	"Turn Up the Radio" (Remix 2009 Rock Candy remaster bonus track)	Plunkett, Steve Isham, Randy Rand, Steve Lynch, Keni Richards	4:38

Uses in popular culture[edit]

"Turn Up the Radio" was featured in the 2002 action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the in-game rock radio station and during the fight with Konstantin Brayko in 2010 action role-playing video game Alpha Protocol.
The track "All I'm Gonna Take" was featured in the 2006 action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
"Turn Up the Radio" was featured in the 2010 science-fiction comedy film Hot Tub Time Machine.
“Turn Up the Radio” plays during an introductory cutscene from — and is featured on the soundtrack of — the 2021 action-adventure video game Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

Personnel[edit]

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Autograph[edit]

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

Production[edit]

Neil Kernon – producer, engineer, mixing
Eddie DeLena – engineer, mixing
Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts[edit]

Weekly Charts[edit]

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[9]	25
US Billboard 200^[10]	29

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1985)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[11]	96
US Billboard 200^[12]	87

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[13]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. September 21, 1984. p. 32. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Autograph Sign In Please review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
^ McPadden 3/17/2015, Mike. "Riot On The Set: 20 Live Concert Movie Cameos By Hard Rock + Heavy Metal Bands". VH1 News. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "12 tubular one (and two) hit wonders from 1985". Me-TV Network. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ Smith 10/26/2014, Benjamin. "Power Ballads, Cult Bands And The Greatest One-Hit Wonders In Heavy Metal And Hard Rock". VH1 News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Sleazegrinder (December 4, 2015). "The 20 Best Hair Metal Anthems Of All Time Ever". loudersound. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ Autograph Guitarist / Guitar Teacher Steve Lynch FullinBloom.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2011.
^ Autograph - Sign In Please (1984) liner notes.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0520". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Autograph Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0618". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Autograph – Sign In Please". Music Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Autograph – Sign In Please". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. September 21, 1984. p. 32. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[2] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Autograph Sign In Please review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

[3] McPadden 3/17/2015, Mike. "Riot On The Set: 20 Live Concert Movie Cameos By Hard Rock + Heavy Metal Bands". VH1 News. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "12 tubular one (and two) hit wonders from 1985". Me-TV Network. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[5] Smith 10/26/2014, Benjamin. "Power Ballads, Cult Bands And The Greatest One-Hit Wonders In Heavy Metal And Hard Rock". VH1 News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] Sleazegrinder (December 4, 2015). "The 20 Best Hair Metal Anthems Of All Time Ever". loudersound. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[fullinbloom-7] Autograph Guitarist / Guitar Teacher Steve Lynch FullinBloom.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2011.

[8] Autograph - Sign In Please (1984) liner notes.

[CAN1-9] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0520". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Autograph-10] "Autograph Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[CAN2-11] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0618". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[12] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

[CanadaAutographSign_In_PleasealbumCertRef-13] "Canadian album certifications – Autograph – Sign In Please". Music Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[United_StatesAutographSign_In_PleasealbumCertRef-14] "American album certifications – Autograph – Sign In Please". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Autograph
Steve Lynch Randy Rand Simon Daniels Marc Wieland Steve Plunkett Steven Isham Keni Richards Eddie Cross T. J. Helmerich Matt Laug Lance Morrison
Studio albums	Sign In Please That’s the Stuff Loud and Clear Missing Pieces Buzz More Missing Pieces
Singles	"Turn Up the Radio" "Send Her to Me" "Blondes in Black Cars" "That's The Stuff" "Loud and Clear" "Dance All Night" "She Never Looked That Good for Me"