Pandora's Box (band)
| Company type | Music ensemble |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1980s |
| Founder | Jim Steinman |
| Products | Album: Original Sin (1989) |
Pandora's Box was a female pop ensemble created by Jim Steinman during the 1980s. Several participants had earlier worked with Steinman in the group Fire Inc., contributed to the album Bat Out of Hell, participated in live performances, and other studio projects. Their sole concept album, titled Original Sin, was released in 1989.
Line-up
The record showcased performances by Elaine Caswell, Ellen Foley, Gina Taylor, Deliria Wilde, with Steinman himself on keyboards. Lead vocal duties were shared by Laura Theodore and Holly Sherwood, while backing vocals featured Rory Dodd, Eric Troyer, and Todd Rundgren.
Foley had previously collaborated with Steinman on Bat Out of Hell and Neverland. Sherwood was affiliated with his ensemble Fire Inc. Caswell took part in various Steinman endeavors, including The Dream Engine, notably performing "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" during shows in New York City between 2005 and 2006.
Gina Taylor, also recognized as Gina Taylor Pickens, was an off-Broadway actress and a former member of the disco group Musique. She provided backing vocals for Steinman on "This Corrosion" by the Sisters of Mercy.
Steinman considered Pandora's Box among his preferred mythological creations. In a 2018 interview, Caswell described the group as consisting of "four women; three who were real and [...] Deliria Wilde who was somewhat mythical, someone [Steinman] kind of invented."
Albums
| Title | Album details | Highest chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | SWE | ||
| Original Sin |
|
127 | 43 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Chart rankings | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | UK | |||
| "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)" | — | |||