Editor's note: After scoring a number one hit with “I shot The Sheriff” ERIC CLAPTON really liked reggae music, so he recorded an album with Jamaican-born ARTHUR LOUIS, who at the time was one of the few authentic reggae artists residing in the UK. One of the songs ERIC CLAPTON recorded for ARTHUR’S album was a reggae version of the DYLAN tune KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR. The interpretation so much caught ERIC’S attention that a few months later he decided to record the same song for himself, using ARTHUR LOUIS’ identical arrangement, and scoring – once again – a substantial hit. ARTHUR LOUIS’ album was released in Japan in 1976 but remained unavailable in Europe until now. KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR isn't a pure reggae album. Reggae influences are evidently present but as a whole the album is a homogeneous blend of reggae, blues and R&B, probably due to ARTHUR’S lengthy residence in New York, as well as to CLAPTON’S “guitar- print”.

Come And Love Me

Knockin´ On Heaven´s Door