| Creatures of Leisure | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Mental As Anything |
| Cover: | 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) |
| Prev Title: | Cats and Dogs |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Fundamental |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
Creatures of Leisure is the fourth studio album released by Australian band, Mental As Anything. It was released in March 1983[1] and peaked at #8 on the Australian Album charts.[2]
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".[3]
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'."[4]
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.
| 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 |