Guiding Star (song) explained

Guiding Star
Cover:	Guiding Star (song).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Cast
Album:	Mother Nature Calls
B-Side:	"Out of the Blue" "Keep It Alive"
Released:	^[1]
Length:	4:00
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	John Leckie
Prev Title:	Free Me
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Live the Dream
Next Year:	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

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 43. 14 June 1997. 29 June 2021.
2. Guiding Star. Cast. 1997. UK CD1 liner notes. Polydor Records. 571 173-2.
3. Guiding Star. Cast. 1997. UK CD2 liner notes. Polydor Records. 571 295-2.
4. Guiding Star. Cast. 1997. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Polydor Records. 571 172-7.
5. Guiding Star. Cast. 1997. European CD single liner notes. Polydor Records. 571 172-2.
6. Guiding Star. Cast. 1997. UK cassette single sleeve. Polydor Records. 571 172-4.
7. Mother Nature Calls. Mother Nature Calls. Cast. 1997. UK CD album liner notes. Polydor Records. 537 567-2.
8. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 14. 27. 13. 5 July 1997. 28 February 2021.