There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight

There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight is the fourth and final studio album by Red Red Meat, released on February 25, 1997 by Sub Pop.[4]

There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight
Studio album by Red Red Meat
Released	February 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)
Recorded	BJ's Truck Stop, Chicago, Il
Genre	Noise rock
Length	55:26
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Red Red Meat
Red Red Meat chronology
Bunny Gets Paid (1995) There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.0/10)[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Red Red Meat.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sulfur"	6:30
2.	"There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight"	2:14
3.	"Chinese Balls"	3:30
4.	"Second Hand Sea"	3:02
5.	"All Tied"	3:06
6.	"Paul Pachal"	7:01
7.	"Bury Me"	1:33
8.	"Airstream Driver"	5:10
9.	"Mecanix (From Cold Milk)"	1:20
10.	"Quarter Horses (B-Slow)"	4:45
11.	"Just Like an Egg on Stilts"	17:15

Vinyl Reissue Jealous Butcher Bonus Tracks Cat. No. JB114 RELEASE DATE 10/21/2014 [5]

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Pachal Revisited"
13.	"Welcome Christmas"
14.	"Tin Hands & Lazy Motors"
15.	"Milk For The Mechanics"
16.	"Snow Shoe Waltz"
17.	"Steal Away"

Personnel

Adapted from the There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight liner notes.[6]

Red Red Meat Brian Deck – synthesizer, drums, percussion, vocals, engineering, mixing Tim Hurley – bass guitar, lap steel guitar, synthesizer, berimbau, vocals Ben Massarella – drums Tim Rutili – guitar, mandolin, violin, piano, vocals, art direction

Additional musicians Jeremy Jacobsen – marimba, organ Matt Fields – vocals Casey Rice – effects Rick Rizzo – guitar Production and additional personnel Jeff Kleinsworth – design Red Red Meat – production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1997	Sub Pop	CD, LP	SP 387
	2014	Jealous Butcher	LP	JB114

References

1. Prato, Greg. "Red Red Meat: There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
2. columnist (April 1997). "Red Red Meat: There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight". Alternative Press: 78.
3. Richardson, Mark (January 15, 2015). "Red Red Meat: There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
4. Sprague, David (2007). "Red Red Meat". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
5. "Vinyl Reissue on Jealous Butcher".
6. There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight (booklet). Red Red Meat. Seattle, Washington: Sub Pop. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight at Discogs (list of releases)