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".

Critical reception
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."

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".

Track listing

 * 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