Drums Along the Mohawk (album)

Drums Along the Mohawk
Studio album by
Jean Beauvoir
Released1986
GenreRock
LabelColumbia
ProducerJean Beauvoir
Jean Beauvoir chronology
Drums Along the Mohawk
(1986) 		Jacknifed
(1988)

Drums Along the Mohawk is the debut solo album by the American musician Jean Beauvoir, released in 1986.[1][2] Its title was inspired by Beauvoir's hairstyle as well as the novel and film of the same name.[3] Beauvoir supported the album by opening for the Eurythmics on a North American tour.[4]

The first single was "Feel the Heat"; after viewing the video, Sylvester Stallone chose to use it as the theme song to his film Cobra.[3] The second single was "Missing the Young Days".[5] Drums Along the Mohawk peaked at No. 93 on the Billboard 200.[6]

Production

Beauvoir wrote and produced the songs and played most of the instruments; Mick Jones played guitar on one track.[7][8] Many of the songs were written in Sweden, a frequent travel destination of Beauvoir's.[9] Beauvoir spent six months working on the album, deciding after the basic tracks were completed to forgo using the session musicians that he had originally scheduled.[7] "Rockin' in the Street" incorporates elements of reggae; Beauvoir uses spoken word vocals on "Nina".[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[12]
Omaha World-Herald[13]
Record-JournalB−[14]
The Windsor StarB[15]

The Chicago Sun-Times called the album "a richly textured collection of romantic urban anthems over street-beat rhythms."[16] The Toronto Star labeled Beauvoir an "earnest, tradition-conscious stylist whose music welds R'n'B spunk to a romantic, rock-ballad backdrop."[17] The Grand Forks Herald said that the album "has classic soul roots, but has applied them to modern synthesizer funk with distorted, pained, guitar solos."[18]

The Hartford Courant opined that some of the songs "are too similar to the memory lanes better traveled by Springsteen and Prince."[19] The Omaha World-Herald considered Drums Along the Mohawk to be "disappointingly bland... The lack of outside input is a prime weakness".[13] Trouser Press stated that it was a "mainstream rock LP" that was influenced primarily by Prince; likewise, The Morning Call characterized it as "FM-rock-radio slop".[20][8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Feel the Heat" 
2."Never Went Down" 
3."Missing the Young Days" 
4."Rockin' in the Street" 
5."Sorry I Missed Your Wedding Day" 
6."Drive You Home" 
7."Same Song Plays On and On" 
8."This Is Our House" 
9."If I Was Me" 
10."Nina" 

References

  1. ^ Toombs, Mikel (August 11, 1986). "Beauvoir tries to kick the gimmick habit". The San Diego Union. p. C7.
  2. ^ Blush, Steven (2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of the Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 345.
  3. ^ a b Strauss, Duncan (August 5, 1986). "Opens for Eurythmics Beauvoir Feels Album 'Drums'". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Mohawk in Manhattan". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 40. October 4, 1986. p. 25.
  5. ^ Raso, Anne M. (September 28, 1986). "Jean Beauvoir: Voodoo, Hairdo and Rock 'n' Roll". City Lights. Daily News. New York. p. 25.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-1996. Record Research Inc. p. 68.
  7. ^ a b McShane, Larry (October 7, 1986). "Beauvoir's Out in Front Now". Valley News. AP. p. 26.
  8. ^ a b Righi, Len (August 23, 1986). "Records". The Morning Call. p. A63.
  9. ^ Means, Andrew (July 22, 1986). "Jean Beauvoir bided time en route to solo spotlight". The Arizona Republic. p. C5.
  10. ^ Connal, Kevin (October 16, 1986). "Records". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Drums Along the Mohawk Review by Tom Demalon". AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  12. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 4261.
  13. ^ a b Healy, James (June 22, 1986). "New Sounds". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 17.
  14. ^ Zebora, Jim (August 10, 1986). "Beauvior drops hardcore for pop". Record-Journal. p. E2.
  15. ^ Shaw, Ted (September 13, 1986). "Pop". The Windsor Star. p. C2.
  16. ^ McLeese, Don (June 13, 1986). "Beauvior is obviously a man in demand...". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 69.
  17. ^ MacInnis, Craig (September 5, 1986). "Reviews". Toronto Star. p. C16.
  18. ^ Mahlum, Mike (June 13, 1986). "'Drums Along the Mohawk' Is Beauvoir's first solo effort". Grand Forks Herald. p. 5D.
  19. ^ Houston, Brant (June 15, 1986). "Record Reviews". Hartford Courant. p. G6.
  20. ^ Robbins, Ira. "Jean Beauvoir". Trouser Press. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
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