Mother Nature Calls

Mother Nature Calls is the second album by the English band Cast, released on 14 April 1997 by Polydor. It spawned four singles: "Free Me", "Guiding Star", "Live the Dream" and "I'm So Lonely".

Mother Nature Calls
Studio album by Cast
Released	14 April 1997 (1997-04-14)
Genre	Rock
Length	60:40
Label	Polydor (537567)
Producer	John Leckie
Cast chronology
All Change (1995) Mother Nature Calls (1997) Magic Hour (1999)
Singles from Mother Nature Calls
"Free Me" Released: 24 March 1997 "Guiding Star" Released: 16 June 1997 "Live the Dream" Released: 1 September 1997 "I'm So Lonely" Released: 3 November 1997

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Record Collector	^[2]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine was critical of Power's melodies lacking in memorability and his lyrics being "naive and [often] embarassingly simplistic" that the rest of the band can't convey it well, concluding that: "When the tunes and attitude are there, such weaknesses are easy to overlook, but since Cast comes up deficient on both counts, Mother Nature Calls is simply a dull listen."^[1]

In a retrospective review, Jamie Atkins of Record Collector said the album offered "more of the same" as its predecessor, "but considerably duller", bar the "shimmering Guiding Star, one of their better moments".^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Power

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Free Me"	4:42
2.	"On the Run"	3:35
3.	"Live the Dream"	3:54
4.	"Soul Tied"	5:28
5.	"She Sun Shines"	4:30
6.	"I'm So Lonely"	4:21
7.	"The Mad Hatter"	3:37
8.	"Mirror Me"	4:04
9.	"Guiding Star"	4:00
10.	"Never Gonna Tell You What to Do (Revolution)"	4:28
11.	"Dance of the Stars"	23:21

Note

• "Dance of the Stars" ends at 6:25. After 13 minutes of silence (6:25–19:25), begins the hidden song "Soul Tied (Piano Loop)".

Ltd Edition with bonus CD (released December 1997)

1. "Flying" (Original Version)
2. "Walkaway" (Live in Manchester 1997)
3. "Finetime" (Live in Manchester 1997)

Personnel

Cast

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

Production

• John Leckie – producer
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Pete Lewis – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Scottish Albums (OCC)^[3] 1 UK Albums (OCC)^[4] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position UK Albums (OCC)^[5] 47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Platinum	300,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mother Nature Calls - Cast". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
2. Atkins, Jamie (March 2014). "Reviews". Record Collector (425): 90. ISSN 0261-250X.
3. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
5. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
6. "British album certifications – Cast – Mother Nature Calls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

External links

• Mother Nature Calls at Billboard