Eli And The Thirteenth Confession (studio album)
by Laura Nyro

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 1,151st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 211 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (23rd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (119th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,151st)

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 211 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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90/100
From 11/10/2021 18:24
Incredible record. One of the most soulful performances I've ever heard. Completely original and wonderfully inspired. She can do it all. Blows me away.
#276085 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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65/100
From 02/08/2021 13:54
half decent. fifth dimension style
#266003 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -2 votes (0 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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85/100
From 01/30/2021 16:12
I fully endorse the comments by garycottier and you can see the warmth in the comments of everyone who "finds" this album - first listen for me Jan 2021 over 50 years after release. It was really her shunning of stardom that probably means she isn't as well known and popular as she deserves. Although I did check if she was "recognised" in things like Hall of Fame - and she got there eventually
#265364 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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From 03/01/2018 14:28
The single most underrated album on this entire site
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70/100
From 01/27/2018 01:55
You know, I wasn't sure at first, but ended up liking her folky and quirky style.
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From 01/24/2017 15:25
Tier List for my preferences of the tracks on this album:

Top: 1, 2, 6, 7
High: 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13
Neutral: 5, 9, 12
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From 05/26/2016 16:03
Her best and among the very greatest ever made, truly brilliant inspired stuff by a barely 20-year old - stupidly underrated!
#166953 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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From 05/26/2016 11:09
An absolutely stunning record. Eli, is constantly overlooked and underrated, it is simply one of the greatest albums ever. Fusing pop, jazz, folk, and, soul, Nyro creates something wholly original and continually uplifting. Every song is a mini masterpiece, including, sweet soul picnic, and my favourite track, sweet blindness. Nyro's voice is excellent throughout, as is her piano playing. This is an excellent album that deserves way more attention than it has now. Everyone should have a copy. Brilliant.
#166934 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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From 03/07/2016 21:13
bloody hell this is incredible
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