Pandora's Box was a female pop group, assembled by Jim Steinman in the 1980s.[1] Some of its members had previously worked with Steinman, in the ensemble Fire Inc., on the album Bat Out of Hell, on live shows and on other studio recordings. They produced one concept album, Original Sin, released in 1989.[1]
Pandora's Box | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1989–1990 |
| Labels | Virgin |
| Members | Elaine Caswell Ellen Foley Gina Taylor Deliria Wilde Jim Steinman |
Line-up
editThe listed members, whose photos were put on the album, were Elaine Caswell, Ellen Foley, Gina Taylor, Deliria Wilde and Jim Steinman, who was listed as a keyboardist.[1] The album credits two more artists with lead vocals on songs: Laura Theodore and Holly Sherwood. Additionally, backing vocals were performed by Rory Dodd, Eric Troyer and Todd Rundgren.
Foley had worked with Steinman on Bat Out of Hell and Neverland. Holly Sherwood was a member of his group Fire Inc. Caswell has worked with Steinman on many projects, including The Dream Engine. In 2005 and 2006, she performed "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" at shows called Over the Top and The Dream Engine, respectively, at Joe's Pub in New York City.[2]
Gina Taylor is also known as Gina Taylor Pickens, and was previously a stage actress off-Broadway and member of the band Musique. She previously worked with Steinman as part of the background vocals on the track "This Corrosion" by the Sisters of Mercy.[3]
Jim Steinman said that Pandora's box was one of his favorite mythologies.[4]
Elaine Caswell stated in interview (in 2018) that Pandora's Box was "four women; three that existed and [...] Deliria Wilde who was somewhat mythical, someone [Steinman] kind of created".[5]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
SWE [7] | ||
| Original Sin |
|
127 | 43 |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
UK [8] | |||
| "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | 1989 | 133 | 51 | Original Sin |
| "Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)" | 1990 | — | 100 | |
| "Safe Sex (When It Comes 2 Loving U)" | — | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ Diamond, Robert. "The Dream Engine Rocks Joe's Pub". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved September 8, 2006.
- ^ "Sisters - slightly less boring FAQ". Thesistersofmercy.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ Jim Steinman Opens Pandora's Box Virgin Records, available on Original Sin 2006 Special Edition
- ^ "Rockonomics Podcast: E34 - Elaine Caswell - Songstress". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pandora's Box ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Pandora's Box in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Official Charts > Pandora's Box". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 18, 2024.