Guiding Star (song)

"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.

"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)

Track listings

UK CD1[2] "Guiding Star" "Out of the Blue" "Free Me" (live) "Mirror Me" (live) UK CD2[3] "Guiding Star" "Keep It Alive" "Redemption Song" (live) "Guiding Star" (acoustic)

UK 7-inch single and European CD single[4][5] "Guiding Star" "Out of the Blue" UK cassette single[6] "Guiding Star" "Out of the Blue" "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