Eli's Comin'

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title: "Eli's Comin'" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1967-songs", "1968-singles", "songs-written-by-laura-nyro", "laura-nyro-songs", "three-dog-night-songs", "cbs-records-singles", "columbia-records-singles", "dunhill-records-singles"] description: "Song by Laura Nyro" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli's_Comin'" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Song by Laura Nyro ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]

Field	Value
name	Eli's Comin'
artist	Laura Nyro
album	Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
released
recorded	1968
genre	Pop, soul
length
label	CBS
writer	Laura Nyro
producer	Laura Nyro, Charlie Calello
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"Eli's Comin" is a song written and recorded in 1967 by American singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Nyro. The song was first released in 1968 on Nyro's album, Eli and the Thirteenth Confession.

While attending Joseph Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, Nyro performed an early version of the song in music class to prove to the teacher that rock and roll "wasn't junk".

Other versions

• The song was recorded by Three Dog Night in 1969 for their album Suitable for Framing; a live version also appears on Captured Live at the Forum, released that same year. As a single, the studio version reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on Canada's RPM Magazine charts. A 45rpm mono mix of the song features a piano outro.
• Don Ellis released a version in 1969 on his album The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground.
• The Friends of Distinction covered the song in 1969 on their album Grazin'.
• Honey Ltd. released a single of "Eli's Comin'" in 1969 on LHI Records.
• An instrumental version of the song was released on the album Images by Dean Christopher and his Orchestra in 1970, titled "Eli's Coming."
• Maynard Ferguson's version appears on his 1970 album M.F. Horn.
• Affinity released a single of the song in 1970; it was also included on later pressings of their self-titled album.
• The 5th Dimension included a version on their 1971 album Live!!
• Singers Three performs the song on their 1971 album * Foliole #2 The Sound Of Singers 3*.
• The Nylons included the song on their 1991 album 4 On The Floor - Live In Concert.
• Lisa Germano covered the song for the 1997 various artists tribute album Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro.

In popular culture

• "Eli's Comin'" was featured in a first season episode of the TV series Sports Night called "Eli's Coming".
• The song is referenced on Elton John and Brandi Carlile's song "The Rose of Laura Nyro" on their 2025 album Who Believes in Angels?.

References

References

1. Kort, Michele (2002). "Eli's Comin'". Soul Picnic: The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro. St. Martin's Press. pp. 57. {{ISBN. 0-312-20941-X.
2. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14320 ''Eli and the Thirteenth Confession''] Retrieved February 18, 2015
3. [http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/51558 "Eli's Coming" by Three Dog Night] Retrieved February 18, 2015
4. [http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Eli%27s+Coming+by+Three+Dog+Night&id=45994 Three Dog Night, "Eli's Coming" Chart Position] Retrieved February 18, 2015
5. "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 29, 1969".
6. (1971). "The 5th Dimension – Live!!".
7. (1971). "Foliole #2 The Sound Of Singers 3".
8. Sepinwall, Alan. (August 28, 2009). "Sports Night: Revisiting "Eli's Coming" & "Ordnance Tactics"". [[NJ.com]].
9. Bowman, Donna. (August 15, 2012). "Sports Night: "Eli's Coming"/"Ordnance Tactics"". [[The A.V. Club]].

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