Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
by Laura Nyro
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession is ranked as the best album by Laura Nyro.
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 10:33 |  flamingyesdept | 2,943 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 07:39 | AledJames | 1,652 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2026 00:55 | Gedi | 356 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 16:55 | sweetness | 1,127 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2026 20:57 | traistboar | 1,761 | 79/100 |
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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 78.5/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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mdbaxter 11/10/2021 18:24 | #276085
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. (Edited)
half decent. fifth dimension style
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 (Edited)
flamingyesdept 03/01/2018 14:28 | #209839
The single most underrated album on this entire site (Edited)
planetneutral 01/27/2018 01:55 | #206593
You know, I wasn't sure at first, but ended up liking her folky and quirky style.
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
flamingyesdept 05/26/2016 16:03 | #166953 | TOP COMMENT
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Her best and among the very greatest ever made, truly brilliant inspired stuff by a barely 20-year old - stupidly underrated! (Edited)
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. (Edited)
flamingyesdept 03/07/2016 21:13 | #161499
bloody hell this is incredible (Edited)
poppmusic 05/15/2015 22:19 | #141543
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