Creatures of Leisure
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International Edition

The version of Creatures Of Leisure released in North America dropped the tracks "Space To Let", "Not Enough" 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.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 & New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

March 1983 Regular Records Vinyl LP RRLP1205
Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

1983 Solid Gold Records Vinyl LP SGR1018
USA 1983 A&M Records Vinyl LP SP4946
UK & Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

1983 A&M Records Vinyl LP AMLH64946
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

1983 A&M Records Vinyl LP AMP28094
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

1998 Festival Records CD D20209

Chart positions

Year Chart Peak Position
1983 ARIA Album Chart 8

Musicians

  • Wayne Delisle
    David Twohill
    David Twohill is a musician formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything who is also known by the pseudonym Wayne DeLisle or as Bird.-Early life:...

     — drums
  • Reg Mombassa
    Reg Mombassa
    Reg Mombassa is the pseudonym of Chris O'Doherty, a New Zealand born artist and musician. Resident in Australia, he is as well known there for his musical exploits — founder and former member of the popular Australian band Mental As Anything and member of Dog Trumpet - as he is for his art...

     — guitar, vocals
  • Peter O'Doherty
    Peter O'Doherty
    Peter O'Doherty is a musician with Australian band Dog Trumpet and formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything. He is also a recognised fine artist specialising in still life and everyday suburban scenes....

     — bass, guitar, vocals
  • Martin Plaza
    Martin Plaza
    Martin Plaza is the pseudonym of Martin Edward Murphy , who is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything. Plaza also has a solo music career and in 1986 had a #2 hit in Australia with his cover of the 1960s Unit 4+2 song "Concrete and Clay"...

     — vocals, guitar
  • Greedy Smith
    Greedy Smith
    Greedy Smith is the pseudonym of Andrew McArthur Smith or Andy Smith , who is a vocalist, keyboardist, harmonicist and songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything. Smith wrote many of their hit songs including "Live it Up" which peaked at #2 on the Australian singles chart...

     — vocals, keyboards, harmonica

Recording details

  • Bruce Brown — Producer, Engineer
  • Russell Dunlop
    Russell Dunlop
    Russell Dunlop was a prominent Australian musician, singer, composer and record producer-engineer, best known for his partnership with Bruce Brown and their co-production of notable 1980s albums and singles by Australian performers including Mental As Anything, The Reels and...

     — Producer, Engineer
  • David Hemming — Assistant Producer, Assistant Engineer
  • Frank DeLuna — Mastering

Additional credits on international edition

  • Mark Moffatt — Producer (tracks: 7 & 9)
  • Ricky Fataar
    Ricky Fataar
    Ricky Fataar is a South African multi-instrumentalist of Malay descent, who has performed as both a drummer, and a guitarist. He gained fame as an actor in the comedic television movie, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, a spoof on the actual history of The Beatles, and for his performance as a...

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

Art work

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