Best Of (Mental As Anything album)

Best Of
Best Of
Compilation album by Mental As Anything
Released	20 September 1999
Recorded	1979-1998
Genre	Pop rock
Length	1:19:17
Label	FMR, Festival Records
Producer	Mental As Anything, Cameron Allan, Bruce Brown, Russell Dunlop, Elvis Costello, Mark Moffatt, Ricky Fataar, Mark Opitz, Richard Gottehrer, Jeffrey Lesser, Steve James, Charles Fisher
Mental As Anything chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Best Of is the third compilation album by Australian band Mental As Anything, released in 1999.^[2]^[3] The album reached number 42 on the ARIA Charts.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"The Nips Are Getting Bigger"	Martin Plaza	Get Wet, 1979	3:20
2.	"Egypt"	Reg Mombassa	Get Wet, 1979	3:27
3.	"Come Around"	Martin Plaza	Espresso Bongo, 1980	3:03
4.	"(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet"	Bob Hamilton, Freddie Gorman	Non-album single, 1980	2:13
5.	"If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?"	Martin Plaza	Cats & Dogs, 1981	2:54
6.	"Too Many Times"	Greedy Smith	Cats & Dogs, 1981	2:38
7.	"Berserk Warriors"	Peter O'Doherty	Cats & Dogs, 1981	3:26
8.	"Let's Cook"	Martin Plaza	Cats & Dogs, 1981	3:30
9.	"I Didn't Mean to Be Mean"	Martin Plaza	Non-album single, 1982	3:13
10.	"Close Again"	Peter O'Doherty	Creatures of Leisure, 1983	2:54
11.	"Spirit Got Lost"	Reg Mombassa, Andrew 'Greedy' Smith	Creatures of Leisure, 1983	2:57
12.	"Brain Brain"	Peter O'Doherty	Creatures of Leisure, 1983	4:26
13.	"Apocalypso"	Martin Plaza, Reg Mombassa	Non-album single, 1984	3:39
14.	"You're So Strong"	Andrew Greedy Smith	Fundamental, 1985	3:27
15.	"Live It Up"	Andrew Greedy Smith	Fundamental, 1985	3:49
16.	"Date with Destiny"	Andrew "Greedy" Smith	Fundamental, 1985	2:59
17.	"Surf & Mull & Sex & Fun"	Peter O'Doherty	Fundamental, 1985	3:40
18.	"Let's Go to Paradise"	Andrew Greedy Smith	Mouth to Mouth, 1987	3:11
19.	"He's Just No Good for You"	Andrew 'Greedy' Smith	Mouth to Mouth, 1987	3:25
20.	"Rock 'N' Roll Music"	Chuck Berry	Cyclone Raymond, 1989	3:01
21.	"The World Seems Difficult"	Andrew Greedy Smith	Cyclone Raymond, 1989	3:55
22.	"Mr Natural"	Martin Plaza	Liar Liar Pants on Fire, 1995	3:59
23.	"Nigel"	Reg Mombassa	Liar Liar Pants on Fire, 1995	2:48
24.	"Dorothy Parker's Hair"	Peter O'Doherty	Garage, 1998	3:47
Total length:				01:19:17

Personnel[]

Martin Plaza – lead vocals, guitar
Wayne de Lisle – drums
Reg Mombassa – guitar, vocals
Greedy Smith – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
Peter O'Doherty – bass, vocals

Chart positions[]

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	42

References[]

^ Mental as Anything – Best Of: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ Mental As Anything - Best Of Mental As Anything at JBHiFi
^ "Mental As Anything - Best Of at Sanity". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-15.

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[AM-1] Mental as Anything – Best Of: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[2] Mental As Anything - Best Of Mental As Anything at JBHiFi

[3] "Mental As Anything - Best Of at Sanity". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-15.

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Martin Plaza Jacob Cook Martin Cilia Craig Gordon Peter Gray Steve Coburn Wayne de Lisle Reg Mombassa Greedy Smith Peter O'Doherty David Barraclough Murray Cook Mike Caen Robbie Souter Zoltan Budai James Gillard
Studio albums	Get Wet (1979) Espresso Bongo (1980) Cats & Dogs (1981) Creatures of Leisure (1983) Fundamental (1985) Mouth to Mouth (1987) Cyclone Raymond (1989) Liar Liar Pants on Fire (1995) Garàge (1998) Beetroot Stains (2000) Road Case (2002) Plucked (2005) Tents Up (2009)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1986) Best of (1999) Essential As Anything – 30th Anniversary Edition (2009)
Singles	"The Nips Are Getting Bigger" "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series" "Come Around" "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" "Too Many Times" "Working for the Man" "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile Off Santa's Face)" "Live It Up" "He's Just No Good for You" "Whole Wide World"