Drums Along the Mohawk (album)
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| Drums Along the Mohawk | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jean Beauvoir | |||
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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]
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]
