Pandora's Box was a female

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group, assembled by

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in the 1980s. Some of its members had previously worked with Steinman, in the ensemble

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, on the album ''

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'', on live shows and on other studio recordings. They produced one

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, ''

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'', released in 1989.

Line-up

The listed members, whose photos were put on the album, were Elaine Caswell, Ellen Foley, Gina Taylor, Deliria Wilde and

, who was listed as a keyboardist. 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

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. Foley had worked with Steinman on ''

'' and ''Neverland''. Holly Sherwood was a member of his group

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. Caswell has worked with Steinman on many projects, including The Dream Engine. In 2005 and 2006, she performed "

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" at shows called Over the Top and The Dream Engine, respectively, at Joe's Pub in

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. Gina Taylor is also known as Gina Taylor Pickens, and was previously a stage actress off-Broadway and member of the band

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. She previously worked with Steinman as part of the background vocals on the track " This Corrosion" by

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. Jim Steinman says that

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is one of his favourite mythologies. 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 teinmankind of created".

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