CSOTD Bonus Edition: Rachel Sweet - Shadows Of The Night

Yes, THAT Shadows Of The Night. A full year before Pat Benatar's version was released (and won 1982's Grammy for Best Song), Akron, Ohio's own Rachel Sweet released this song, the opening track on and the third single from her "...And Then He Kissed Me" album.

This song is an original composition by D.L. Byron that Rachel gets a co-writing credit on.

It's blasphemy, I know, but I really like this a lot better than the bombastic, overblown, big 80's style of Benatar's version.

Listen for yourself, and I think you'll find the slight restraint in her voice and the overall production serve the song a lot better.

But, hey, that's just me and I might be wrong