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Cats & Dogs by Mental as Anything
Cats & Dogs is an album by Mental as Anything, released in 1981. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?”, on 1 list with a best position of #1516.
Cats & Dogs, the third album from Sydney's Mental as Anything, came out in September 1981 on A&M, produced by Bruce Brown and Russell Dunlop, and it's the record where these art-school painters started scoring real hits. Martin Plaza, Reg Mombassa, Peter O'Doherty, Greedy Smith and Wayne de Lisle play bright, wiry new wave pop with a pub-rock grin, all jangling guitar, cheeky keyboards and a wry way with a hook.
"If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" is the calling card, a deadpan joke of a love song that became a top ten single at home, and America and Europe got the album under that title. Cats & Dogs climbed to number 3 in Australia and 2 in New Zealand, picked up a nomination for Best Australian Album at the 1981 Countdown Music Awards, and in 2010 turned up in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Cats & Dogs on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too? | 1 | #1516 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.