''Creatures of Leisure'' is the fourth studio album released by Australian band,
Mental As Anything. It was released in March 1983
and peaked at #8 on the Australian Album charts.
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created their own charts
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in mid-1988.
Reception
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AllMusic
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'' 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".
''
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'."
Track listing
Australian edition
International Edition
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.
Personnel
Musicians
*
Martin Plaza — lead vocals, guitar
*
Greedy Smith
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— lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
*
Reg Mombassa — guitar, vocals
*
Peter O'Doherty — bass, guitar, vocals
*
Wayne de Lisle – drums
Recording details
* Bruce Brown — Producer, Engineer
*
Russell Dunlop
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— Producer, Engineer
* David Hemming — Assistant Producer, Assistant Engineer
* Frank DeLuna — Mastering
Additional credits on international edition
* 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
* Martin Plaza — Artwork
*
Syd Shelton
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Life and work
Shel ...
— Cover Design, Photography
* Reg Mombassa — Drawings
* Ken Smith — Finished Art
* Jon Watkins — Finished Art
* Melanie Nissen — Finished Art
Charts
Release history
References
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1983 albums
Mental As Anything albums
Regular Records albums
Festival Records albums
A&M Records albums
CBS Records albums