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Mariah Carey 'The Rarities': Release date, concept, tracklist and all the hype around her eighth compilation album

The new project is part of '#MC30', a promotional campaign marking the 30th anniversary of Carey's self-titled debut studio album that will closely coincide with her upcoming memoir

Mariah Carey has been enthralling her fans since 1989 and in her 31 years of music career, the American singer-songwriter has collected an extensive list of rare and unreleased songs. Thanks to her compilation albums, she has made those songs available to her fans worldwide. Now, in a piece of good news, Mariah is all set to drop her eighth compilation album titled ‘The Rarities'.

The 50-year-old record producer had first announced her new compilation album on September 10 via her official Twitter account along with the cover art. She had tweeted, "THE RARITIES Revealed Eyes Out October 2nd http://mariahcareyshop.com."

‘The Rarities’ is a follow-up of the ‘Fantasy’ hitmaker’s seventh compilation album titled ‘Japan Best’ which was released in 2018.

Release date

Mariah's 'The Rarities' will hit the internet on October 2, 2020, via Columbia and Legacy Records. Also, we must tell you that before her album drops, the singer is also releasing her memoir titled ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey’ on September 29, 2020. The new project is part of "#MC30", a promotional campaign marking the 30th anniversary of Carey's self-titled debut studio album that will closely coincide with her upcoming memoir.

Concept

Mariah's new project ‘The Rarities’ will be a 15-track collection of unreleased songs along with B-sides which will feature 17 singles, Live performances at Tokyo Dome, recorded in March 1996, which kicks off with ‘Daydream’ and includes live versions of singer’s hit singles such as ‘Emotions', ‘Fantasy', ‘Always Be My Baby', ‘One Sweet Day', ‘Dreamlover', ‘Vision of Love', ‘Hero’ and ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You'.

Interestingly, a Blu-ray disc featuring enhanced video footage from the concert will be released exclusively in Japan.

Tracklist

Here’s the complete tracklist of ‘The Rarities’

DISC 1

‘Here We Go Around Again’
‘Can You Hear Me’
‘Do You Think of Me?’
‘Everything Fades Away’
‘All I Live For’
‘One Night’
‘Slipping Away’
‘Out Here on My Own’
‘Loverboy’
‘I Pray’
‘Cool on You’
‘Mesmerized’
‘Lullaby of Birdland’
‘Save the Day’
‘Close My Eyes’
 
DISC 2

‘Daydream Interlude’ (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix)      
‘Emotions’   
‘Open Arms’           
‘Forever’      
‘I Don't Wanna Cry’          
‘Fantasy’      
‘Always Be My Baby’        
‘One Sweet Day’   
‘Underneath the Stars’    
‘Without You’         
‘Make It Happen’  
‘Just Be Good to Me’        
‘Dreamlover’          
‘Vision of Love’      
‘Hero’           
‘Anytime You Need a Friend’     
‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’

You can listen to ‘Out Here On My Own’ from ‘The Rarities’ album here.

What are the fans saying?

After Mariah announced her compilation album on Twitter, a lot of her fans took to the micro-blogging site to express their happiness. One user said, "Both amazing songs i’m so excited for the rarities album especially the tokyo dome section i love her live." One fan wrote, "You don't even have to ask, dahhling!!! The first two Rarities: #SaveTheDay & #OutHereOnMyOwn have been on my playlists since their release dates respectively! Btw, won't you include OHOMO in your #MC30's playlist on Spotify?" One fan asserted, "It's amazing! The Rarities is going to be such a gift to the fans." Another elated fan added, "CAN'T WAIT FOR THE RARITIES CD AND THE MEMOIRS QUEEN WE ARE SO FED."

Where to stream?

Fans will be able to tune into Mariah’s ‘The Rarities’ on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube.