Studio Album · No. 1
Signing Off Songwriting Credits by UB40
Produced by Bob Lamb, Ray "Pablo" Falconer · Engineered by Bob Lamb, Rafe McKenna, Neil Black
Graduate
ReggaeDub
85%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 11 of 13 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 11 / 13 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether UB40 carries a lyricist or composer credit.
11 trackswritten by UB40
2 tracksoutside writers
UB40's roles on this album
Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist85%
Composer85%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
13
Tracks
10
Lyricists
2
Producers
1980
Released
Data Insight
Eleven of the thirteen are the whole band, together on one credit. The two that are not are a Randy Newman song and "Strange Fruit", which sets the pattern for everything that follows.
Signing Off came out on Graduate in August 1980, recorded in a bedsit in Birmingham and named after the unemployment form.
Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 19 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Signing Off
Who wrote Signing Off?
UB40 as a band, meaning all eight members, on eleven of the thirteen tracks. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" is a Randy Newman song and "Strange Fruit" was written by Lewis Allan.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the chart.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes certifications rather than a sales figure for it.
Who engineered it?
Bob Lamb, who also produced, with Rafe McKenna and Neil Black.
Who produced it?
Bob Lamb and Ray "Pablo" Falconer.
Where does the title come from?
The sleeve is a copy of a UB40 unemployment benefit card, and the title is the phrase for coming off the register.
How long is the album?
66:22 across thirteen tracks.