Best Of (Mental As Anything album)

Best Of
Best Of
Compilation album by Mental As Anything
Released	September 1999
Recorded	1979-1998
Genre	Pop rock
Length	79:17
Label	Festival Records
Producer	various
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 September 1999.^[2]^[3] The album reached number 42 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.

Track listing[edit]

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 and 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:				79:17

Personnel[edit]

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

Charts[edit]

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	42

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ 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 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Mental As Anything – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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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 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[ac_Australia_Mental_As_Anything-4] "Australiancharts.com – Mental As Anything – Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[AustraliaMental_as_AnythingBest_of_Mental_as_AnythingalbumCertRef-5] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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v t e Mental As Anything
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)
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" "Berserk Warriors" "Close Again" "Working for the Man" "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile Off Santa's Face)" "You're So Strong" "Live It Up" "Date with Destiny" "Big Wheel" "Let's Go to Paradise" "He's Just No Good for You" "Don't Tell Me Now" "Rock and Roll Music "Whole Wide World"
Related articles	Discography ARIA Hall of Fame