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.
Reception
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".
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 — 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 — 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)