The 100 Greatest Lost Hits of The 80’s Part 2: The New Batch

From: NewNowNext

#10 

“Voo Doo” 

Rachel Sweet

We featured Rachel earlier on the list with her duet with Rex Smith, “Everlasting Love,” but her story deserves its own entry. Born in 1962, Rachel released her first album when she was 16, and by the time her fourth (and final) album Blame It On Love came out in 1982, had expertly cultivated a pouty kittenish persona, perfectly encapsulated in the fabulous pure pop of her final chart entry “Voo Doo,” which hit #72 in February 1983. This is early 80s pop perfection.

Rachel moved on to a very diverse career, including singing the theme song for Hairspray, many songs on the Cry-Baby soundtrack, the theme song for Clarissa Explains It All, and she had her own show on The Comedy Channel for two seasons (before it became Comedy Central).

Since the late 90’s Rachel has worked mostly in TV production, most recently as a writer and exec. producer for Hot In Cleveland.

BONUS! A year before Pat Benatar released her iconic version, Rachel recorded her own version of “Shadows Of The Night.”