"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"
Released16 June 1997 (1997-06-16)[1]
Length4:00
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)John Power
Producer(s)John Leckie
Cast singles chronology
"Free Me"
(1997)
"Guiding Star"
(1997)
"Live the Dream"
(1997)

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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

Studio

Charts

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

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 June 1997. p. 43. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ Guiding Star (UK CD1 liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1997. 571 173-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Guiding Star (UK CD2 liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1997. 571 295-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Guiding Star (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Cast. Polydor Records. 1997. 571 172-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Guiding Star (European CD single liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1997. 571 172-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Guiding Star (UK cassette single sleeve). Cast. Polydor Records. 1997. 571 172-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Mother Nature Calls (UK CD album liner notes). Cast. Polydor Records. 1997. 537 567-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  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.