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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Eli and the Thirteenth Confession Retrieved February 18, 2015
- ↑ "Eli's Coming" by Three Dog Night Retrieved February 18, 2015
- ↑ Three Dog Night, "Eli's Coming" Chart Position Retrieved February 18, 2015
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 29, 1969" (PDF).
- ↑ "The 5th Dimension – Live!!". Discogs. 1971. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Foliole #2 The Sound Of Singers 3". Discogs. 1971. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ↑ Sepinwall, Alan (August 28, 2009). "Sports Night: Revisiting "Eli's Coming" & "Ordnance Tactics"". NJ.com . Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ↑ Bowman, Donna (August 15, 2012). "Sports Night: "Eli's Coming"/"Ordnance Tactics"". The A.V. Club . Retrieved February 18, 2023.
