Knockin’ on Heaven's Door

~ Recording by Roger McGuinn

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Knockin' on Heaven's Door3:19Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinn & BandRoger McGuinnAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PC-33541
1.2Knockin' on Heaven's Door3:19Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinn & BandRoger McGuinnAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)S 80877
3.5Knockin’ on Heaven's Door3:20Roger McGuinnWoodstock GenerationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 477872 2
1.12Knocking on Heaven’s Door3:19Roger McGuinn100 PophitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)495059 9
1.2Knockin' on Heaven's Door3:21Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinn & BandRoger McGuinnAlbum
  • US2004-10-19
1.8Knockin' on Heaven's Door3:19Roger McGuinnBlumenkinderVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2015-07-03
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
5.16Knockin’ on Heaven's Door3:22Roger McGuinn100 Oldies: The Sound of My LifeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2015-09-25
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88843028202
3.2Knockin' on Heaven's Door3:19Roger McGuinnOriginal Album ClassicsRoger McGuinnAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2016-01-02
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88985354122
1.2Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door3:19Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinn & BandRoger McGuinnAlbumColumbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)468357 2
Promotion
1.9Knockin' on Heaven's Door3:22Roger McGuinnFlair Summerhits, Volume 4: Swinging '70 '80 '90 SummerhitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
SonovitSOV98-1104
(unknown)
1.5Knockin’ on Heaven's Door3:20Roger McGuinnWoodstock MemoriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

assistant engineer:Linda Feldman
Mike Verdick
engineer:Paul Grupp
producer:John Boylan
bass guitar:Stephen A. Love
drums (drum set):Greg Attaway
guitar:Richard Bowden (guitarist and songwriter)
Roger McGuinn
keyboard:David Lovelace
lead vocals:Roger McGuinn
recording of:Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (cover)

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

additional lyricist:Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:Bob Dylan
publisher:Sony Music Publishers
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973)
later translated parody versions:Nagln mer nuch ans nei
later translated versions:Knock knock ouvre‐toi porte d’or
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Japanese version)
Lockiget Hoor
Mama kum aba
Noggad am Himmestor
Olen jäänyt oven taa
is the basis for:No puedo enamorarme de ti