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) "Flying" (Original Version) "Walkaway" (Live in Manchester 1997) "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 Year-end charts Certifications References External links [ Mother Nature Calls at Billboard] 1997 albums Cast (band) albums Polydor Records albums Albums produced by John Leckie