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“The Rarities” returns listeners to the halcyon days of Mariah Carey’s high belt, when no note was too lofty and no run too elaborate. Taken together with her new memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” this two-disk compilation of B-sides, previously unreleased tracks, and a full concert from 1996 reveals a different pop star, one who surrounded herself with fantasies, butterflies, glitter, and perpetual Christmas in order to escape a difficult and sometimes violent childhood. In that context, her ebullient singing sounds equal parts joyful and vehement, a force of nature and of will. Carey spent the nineties churning out hits in the pop-music dream factory; as her vocal resources became a bit more modest, she shifted toward sensual, hip-hop-inflected R. & B. for a successful mid-two-thousands comeback. Still, it’s her early work—and that powerful, elastic, honeyed voice—that rings indelibly.
| The Rarities | |||
| 1-1 | –Mariah Carey | Here We Go Around Again | 3:55 |
| 1-2 | –Mariah Carey | Can You Hear Me | 4:06 |
| 1-3 | –Mariah Carey | Do You Think Of Me | 4:48 |
| 1-4 | –Mariah Carey | Everything Fades Away | 5:25 |
| 1-5 | –Mariah Carey | All I Live For | 3:22 |
| 1-6 | –Mariah Carey | One Night | 4:41 |
| 1-7 | –Mariah Carey | Slipping Away | 4:31 |
| 1-8 | –Mariah Carey | Out Here On My Own | 3:16 |
| 1-9 | –Mariah Carey | Loverboy - (Firecracker - Original Version) | 3:14 |
| 1-10 | –Mariah Carey | I Pray | 2:53 |
| 1-11 | –Mariah Carey | Cool On You | 3:11 |
| 1-12 | –Mariah Carey | Mesmerized | 3:22 |
| 1-13 | –Mariah Carey | Lullaby Of Birdland (Live) | 3:18 |
| 1-14 | –Mariah Carey With Ms. Lauryn Hill* | Save The Day | 3:50 |
| 1-15 | –Mariah Carey | Close My Eyes (Acoustic) | 3:18 |
| Live At The Tokyo Dome | |||
| 2-1 | –Mariah Carey | Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix) (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 1:31 |
| 2-2 | –Mariah Carey | Emotions (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 4:06 |
| 2-3 | –Mariah Carey | Open Arms (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 3:46 |
| 2-4 | –Mariah Carey | Forever (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 4:46 |
| 2-5 | –Mariah Carey | I Don't Wanna Cry (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 5:54 |
| 2-6 | –Mariah Carey | Fantasy (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 5:25 |
| 2-7 | –Mariah Carey | Always Be My Baby (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 4:38 |
| 2-8 | –Mariah Carey | One Sweet Day (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 5:20 |
| 2-9 | –Mariah Carey | Underneath The Stars (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 4:07 |
| 2-10 | –Mariah Carey | Without You (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 4:19 |
| 2-11 | –Mariah Carey | Make It Happen (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 5:03 |
| 2-12 | –Mariah Carey | Just Be Good To Me (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 6:37 |
| 2-13 | –Mariah Carey | Dreamlover (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 3:58 |
| 2-14 | –Mariah Carey | Vision Of Love (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 3:46 |
| 2-15 | –Mariah Carey | Hero (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 4:59 |
| 2-16 | –Mariah Carey | Anytime You Need A Friend (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 5:58 |
| 2-17 | –Mariah Carey | All I Want For Christmas Is You (Live At The Tokyo Dome) | 5:04 |