Elaine Caswell

Elaine Caswell is a female singer, heard on many recordings, and live appearances.

The Dream Engine

Elaine is currently one of the singers for The Dream Engine, a music performance group that performs and records the work of composer and lyricist Jim Steinman. At their live shows, she sings the lead vocal on the song "It's All Coming Back To Me Now." She sings one of the four lead vocal parts on the song "We're Still The Children We Once Were". She has also sung the songs "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart". She has sung "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" as a duet with Rob Evan. She sings backup vocals, as applicable, on the rest of the songs performed by The Dream Engine.

Pandora's Box

Elaine was one of the four main vocalists on the 1989 album "Original Sin", by the group Pandora's Box. The album was produced and, except for two songs, written by the group's creator Jim Steinman. Elaine sang lead vocals on the original releases of the songs "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" and "It Just Won't Quit". Although the album was not a commercial success, both of the songs Elaine sang later found success with other singers. "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" was a hit single for Celine Dion in 1996, when it was the BMI Song of the Year. "It Just Won't Quit" was a track, not released as a single, on the multi-platinum album "Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell" sung by Meat Loaf. Elaine was featured in the music videos for Pandora's Box, especially the video for "It's All Coming Back To Me Now".

Jim Steinman

Over the years Elaine has sung on demos for composer and lyricist Jim Steinman, many of which have been released to the public. These include demos for the songs "Braver Than We Are", "Vampires in Love" (this is the duet version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" featured in Dance of the Vampires) and a minor part on the demo for "In the Land of the Pig The Butcher Is King".

Joe Jackson

In the 1980s, Elaine sang on the world tour of Joe Jackson. On his album "Body and Soul", Elaine sang the female lead vocal part on the duet called "Happy Ending". She was also featured in the music video for the song.

tudio Singing

Caswell has done backup vocal singing on many studio albums. This includes albums by Cher, Celine Dion, Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Phyllis Hyman, John Waite and Jennifer Rush.

Advertising

Elaine has sung on many commercials. These include ads for Sears, Dr. Pepper, Chrysler-Plymouth, Pontiac, Pepsi, Nutri-System, Royal Caribbean, Cotton, Hasbro, Burger King, Hershey's Twizzlers, Kellogg's, Folgers, Navy and many others.

TV Appearances

Elaine has sung on many television appearances. These include on "The Late Show With David Letterman", with Buddy Guy and Ronnie Spector, with Joe Jackson on "Top of the Pops", with Billy Joel on "Saturday Night Live", with Ivan Neville on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien".

Other live appearances

Elaine has sung live with many performers including Cyndi Lauper, Little Richard, Bonnie Raitt, Nona Hendryx, Darlene Love, Marc Shaiman and others. She also once sang the National Anthem at Shea Stadium, before a Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates. She has appeared at industrials for Little Caesars and Tagament.

Film

Elaine sang on the song "You Don't Own Me", which was featured on the soundtrack for the movie "The First Wives' Club".

ources

* [http://www.1212.com/a/caswell/elaine2.html Official website for Elaine Caswell]
* [http://www.thedreamengine.com Official website for The Dream Engine]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thedreamengine Official myspace page for The Dream Engine, includes audio sample of Elaine Caswell's singing voice.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG-VEjd-hl4 Video of live performance with Joe Jackson of "Happy Ending".]