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1983 studio album by Mental As Anything

Creatures of Leisure
Creatures of Leisure.jpg
Released March 1983
Recorded Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre Pop
Length 39:24
Label Regular Records
Producer Russell Dunlop & Bruce Brown
(2 tracks on international version produced by Mark Moffatt & Ricky Fataar)
  1. “Close Again”
    Released: November 1982
  2. “Spirit Got Lost”
    Released: March 1983
  3. “Brain Brain”
    Released: September 1983
  4. “Working for the Man”
    Released: November 1983

Creatures of Leisure is the fourth studio album released by Australian band, Mental As Anything. It was released in March 1983[2] and peaked at #8 on the Australian Album charts.[3]

Reception[edit]

AllMusic called it The Mentals’ “best album to date” saying “it is a must have for pure pop fans, new wave fans, rock & roll fans, and Aussie rock fans” and noted similarities with Rockpile and Squeeze”.[4]

Rip It Up said “Album number four and the cracks are beginning to show, just a little. Not that this is a bad record. It’s just that it gets the slightest bit dull and workmanlike. I’m afraid the title of the first track sums it up: ‘Spirit Got Lost’.[5]

Track listing[edit]

Australian edition[edit]

Creatures of Leisure
Title Writer(s)
1. “Spirit Got Lost” Reg Mombassa, Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith[6] 2:59
2. “Float Away” Reg Mombassa[6] 2:43
3. “Brain Brain” Peter O’Doherty[6] 4:37
4. “Bitter to Swallow” Andrew Smith[6] 3:46
5. “Close Again” Peter O’Doherty[6] 2:57
6. “Space to Let” Martin Plaza[6] 2:47
7. “Not Enough” (MC / CD only track not included on LP release) Martin Plaza, Reg Mombassa[6] 2:52
8. “Drinking of Her Lips” Reg Mombassa[6] 3:28
9. “Fiona” Andrew Smith[6] 3:28
10. “Nothing’s Going Right Today” Martin Plaza[6] 3:20
11. “Red to Green” Peter O’Doherty, Victoria Campbell[6] 3:25
12. “Country in the Concrete” Reg Mombassa[6] 3:25
13. “Let’s Not Get Sentimental” (Track timing includes unlisted track, below.) Martin Plaza[6] 6:49
14. “Business & Pleasure” (Unlisted track. A new recording of a track originally heard on Get Wet.) Martin Plaza[6]  

International Edition[edit]

The version of Creatures of Leisure released in North America dropped the tracks “Space to Let” and “Country in the Concrete”, and added “Working for the Man” and “Seems Alright to Me”. Additionally, “Nothing’s Going Right Today” appeared in remixed form.

“Business & Pleasure”, which was a completely unlisted track on the Australian release, was listed on the sleeve and on the label of the international edition, although it was not listed on the lyric sheet.

Creatures of Leisure
Title Writer(s)
1. “Spirit Got Lost” Reg Mombassa, Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith[6] 2:56
2. “Float Away” Reg Mombassa[6] 2:41
3. “Brain Brain” Peter O’Doherty[6] 4:35
4. “Bitter to Swallow” Andrew Smith[6] 3:43
5. “Close Again” Peter O’Doherty[6] 2:54
6. “Nothing’s Going Right Today” (Remixed by Joe Raine) Martin Plaza[6] 3:15
7. “Not Enough” (MC only track not included on LP release) Martin Plaza, Reg Mombassa[6] 2:52
8. “Working for the Man” Roy Orbison[6] 3:31
9. “Fiona” Andrew Smith[6] 3:25
10. “Seems Alright to Me” Martin Plaza[6] 3:28
11. “Drinking of Her Lips” Reg Mombassa[6] 2:50
12. “Red to Green” Peter O’Doherty, Victoria Campbell[6] 3:27
13. “Let’s Not Get Sentimental” Martin Plaza[6] 4:30
14. “Business & Pleasure” Martin Plaza[6] 2:20

Personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Recording details[edit]

  • Bruce Brown — Producer, Engineer
  • Russell Dunlop — Producer, Engineer
  • David Hemming — Assistant Producer, Assistant Engineer
  • Frank DeLuna — Mastering

Additional credits on international edition[edit]

  • Mark Moffatt — Producer (tracks: 7 & 9)
  • Ricky Fataar — Producer (tracks: 7 & 9)
  • Tim Kramer — Engineer (tracks: 7 & 9)
  • Joe Raine — Remix (track 6)

Art work[edit]

  • Martin Plaza — Artwork
  • Syd Shelton — Cover Design, Photography
  • Reg Mombassa — Drawings
  • Ken Smith — Finished Art
  • Jon Watkins — Finished Art
  • Melanie Nissen — Finished Art

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia & New Zealand March 1983 Regular Records Vinyl LP RRLP1205
Canada 1983 Solid Gold Records Vinyl LP SGR1018
United States 1983 A&M Records Vinyl LP SP4946
UK & Europe 1983 A&M Records Vinyl LP AMLH64946
Japan 1983 A&M Records Vinyl LP AMP28094
Australia 1998 Festival Records CD D20209

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