Guiding Star (song)

"Guiding Star"
Single by Cast
from the album Mother Nature Calls
B-side	"Out of the Blue" "Keep It Alive"
Released	16 June 1997 (1997-06-16) [1]
Length	4:00
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	John Power
Producer(s)	John Leckie
Cast singles chronology
"Free Me" (1997) "Guiding Star" (1997) "Live the Dream" (1997)

"Guiding Star" is the seventh single by Liverpool Britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power. Released on 16 June 1997 as the second single from Cast's second studio album, Mother Nature Calls (1997), the song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD1 ^[2]

1. "Guiding Star"
2. "Out of the Blue"
3. "Free Me" (live)
4. "Mirror Me" (live)

UK CD2 ^[3]

1. "Guiding Star"
2. "Keep It Alive"
3. "Redemption Song" (live)
4. "Guiding Star" (acoustic)

UK 7-inch single and European CD single ^{[4] [5]}

1. "Guiding Star"
2. "Out of the Blue"

UK cassette single ^[6]

1. "Guiding Star"
2. "Out of the Blue"
3. "Keep It Alive"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Mother Nature Calls liner notes. ^[7]

Studio

• Mixed at Olympic Studios (London, England)

Cast John Power – writing, vocals, guitar Liam "Skin" Tyson – guitar Peter Wilkinson – bass Keith O'Neill – drums

Other personnel John Leckie – production Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8]	58
Scotland (OCC) [9]	4
UK Singles (OCC) [10]	9

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 14 June 1997. p. 43. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
2. Guiding Star (UK CD1 liner notes). Polydor Records. 1997. 571 173-2.
3. Guiding Star (UK CD2 liner notes). Polydor Records. 1997. 571 295-2.
4. Guiding Star (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Polydor Records. 1997. 571 172-7.
5. Guiding Star (European CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 1997. 571 172-2.
6. Guiding Star (UK cassette single sleeve). Polydor Records. 1997. 571 172-4.
7. Mother Nature Calls (UK CD album liner notes). Polydor Records. 1997. 537 567-2.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 27. 5 July 1997. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
10. "Cast: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2020.