Judee Sill
by Judee Sill

Judee Sill by Judee Sill
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-09-15
Overall rank: 2,209th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 101 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (48th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (396th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,209th)

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Overall rank: 2,209th | 1970s rank: 396th | 1971 rank: 48th  Overall chart history
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78/100 (from 101 votes)
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From BestEverAlbums 08/11/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5401): By Repo
Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by by by (1963) 4. by (1981) 5. by (1970) 6. by (1969) 7. by (1971) 8. by (1983) 9. (1986) 10. by (1965) 11. by (1984) 12. by by (1963) 14. by (1978) 15. by (2009) 16. by by (1969) 18. by (1941) 19. by (1977) 20. by (1951) 21. by (1956)…
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From neilgee 02/02/2026 12:24 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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From CharlieBarley 07/26/2025 01:18 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Wow I love this Woman's Work. Amazing album. Great singing voice. Love it. 1970s is the best decade for albums , I feel. Love this album! Jesus Was A Cross Maker is one of my favorite songs ever. I loved that one too. Powerful stuff
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From 03/08/2023 17:14 | #294820
FIne
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FAITH

Faith is not something you can just turn on like a switch. At least not for me. Way too much schooling and thinking knocked it out of me years ago. But faith is real. And it has enormous, even miraculous, power. If you can tap into it. Judge Sill know this. She knows the power of faith and trust in something bigger than herself. And it comes pouring out of her songs. Her voice. Judee knows the way. Because her faith is pure and simple. Like a child’s.

Sometimes in your life you simply need faith. When the waters rise up so high that they become a river and you can no longer just wade through on will power and perseverance. On logic & intellect. When you have to let go, surrender and just let the current take you. Trusting that it will get you to the other shore. The other side. That’s when you need faith to guide you. And Judee Sill and this lovely, honest record can take you there. It can be your raft. If you let it.

Grade: A+. This is folk rock with just the right amount of cosmic country rock to give the songs some heft and ballast so that they stick to your bones and nourish you. The songs are beautiful and her purity of spirit shines though. It’s quite different from any other 70s folk rock to my ears so it took literally multiple tries for this one to click. But like a lot of other albums that take some time to assimilate, when it does, it quickly becomes one of your faves. I’ll be tapping into this and Judee’s faith frequently to guide me on my journey to the other shore. And this swims all the way to number five. (Edited)
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90/100
One of the most underrated female artists ever. Judee Sill is sadly no longer with us, but she released two excellent solo records that are criminally overlooked. Featuring stunning songs such, Jesus was a crossmaker, my man on love, and, crayon angels, this album is up there with what Joni Mitchell was doing at the time. Brilliant.
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