Essentially a vehicle for the work of songwriter Mark Baker, SIGNAL, initially titled FUGITIVE, was a project put together by Baker and producer Peter McKeown. The latter was fired before the project commenced recording, Kevin Elson coming in to produce the album and ex-KING KOBRA vocalist MARK FREE was enrolled through mutual acquaintance Judithe Randall, another songwriter.

since leaving KING KOBRA, had been involved in an abortive early line-up of BLUE MURDER in Vancouver before heading back to Los Angeles. Involving himself in what would become SIGNAL, his vocals becoming the last part of a jigsaw that saw him in a 'band' comprised of guitarist Danny Jacob, ex ALICE COOPER bassist Erik Scott and former ALICE COOPER and ALCATRAZZ drummer Jan Uvena.

The album, which included backing vocals from future MR. BIG vocalist ERIC MARTIN, had actually taken two years from conception to release through EMI Records and, almost immediately, SIGNAL split, certain members being extremely unwilling to take the thing out on the road.

By this time Free had met the ex WORLD TRADE duo of Bruce Gowdy and Guy Allison and would promptly form UNRULY CHILD, with the rest being very much interesting history (Free now wishes to be known as a woman, MARCIE FREE).

Danny Jacob re-appeared on former HOUSE OF LORDS vocalist JAMES CHRISTIAN's 'Rude Awakening' solo album in 1995, which also featured a few songs co-written by one Mark Baker, who had also gained credits on the HOUSE OF LORDS 'Demons Down' album.