Rachel Sweet (born July 28, 1962) is an American singer/songwriter, actress and television writer.

Sweet began her singing career at age three and would record her first single in 1974. While her first efforts consisted primarily of country music, a teenaged Sweet would soon find more success as she switched to rock ‘n roll, recording her first single “B-A-B-Y” with Stiff Records in 1978. While her debut album Fool Around didn’t sell well, it did receive much critical praise and gave Sweet arguably her most well-known single.

In 1980, Sweet would release her second album Protect The Innocent, abandoning her country roots in favor of a more pop-rock sound. The album failed to receive much praise, critically or otherwise, causing her to leave Stiff and release her third album …And Then He Kissed Me with Columbia Records in 1981. The album featured a version of “Shadows Of The Night” which would later be made famous by Pat Benatar and also included Sweet’s best charting single, “Everlasting Love” with fellow teen singer Rex Smith.

In 1982, Sweet released her fourth and final studio album Blame It On Love. The album was entirely produced by Sweet and like …And Then He Kissed Me, featured multiple songs which she either wrote or co-wrote including her second highest-charting single, “Voo Doo.”

While Sweet would subsequently leave the music industry after the release of her fourth album, she would make brief reappearances in the following years. In 1988, she co-wrote and recorded the title track for John Waters' cult-classic film Hairspray and in 1990, she would work with Waters again, recording several original songs for the film Cry-Baby.