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The Rarities Japan (95,989) by Bobby A from United States It came today. Wow. It was shipped from Japan last Thursday and I received it on Monday. That is fastest time that I have ever received my CD shipped from Japan. The packaging is just beautiful. It comes in a box holding the 2-disc set and a separate case for the Blu-ray concert disc. The only negative thing is that the Blu-ray case doesn't have a cover or credits for the concert production. The concert picture is beautiful and sound is too. An added bonus is a small The Rarities postcard. (Tuesday 6 October 2020; 00:41)

Re: Discography (95,987) (95,988) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands I have a huge collection and people from all over the world send me the info. (Monday 5 October 2020; 22:30)

Discography (95,987) by Orry from Germany Hi there, I hope you're doing pretty well? I know your homepage already more then a decade and I am thankful for it. Especially I love the detailed info about MC's discography. I know that you stopped doing it. That's a huge pity. Can you tell me where you have gotten all these information from? I would like to make it for the last records to complete my collection. Many thanks in advance and have a good day. Much love. (Monday 5 October 2020; 21:24)

Re: Memoir MIAs (95,984) (95,986) by Malcolm from Asia Yes very glad this happened. Especially her not mentioning James Packer when it would have been a pivotal moment in her life since they were engaged. It's just a testament that all of it was just a play and a result of her involvement with the wicked witch. It was really the darkest and cheapest moment in her career that deserves to be forgotten. (Monday 5 October 2020; 21:00)

The Rarities (95,985) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway The Rarities is actually the best album Mariah has released in years. I was a bit doubtful before this project with her memoires and an album, but Mariah proved me wrong. Haven't read the book yet, waiting for it to arrive, but I have listened to The Rarities non stop, and I absolutely love the album. When Mariah join forces with every Mariah there is, it's just overwhelming, it's so good you just couldn't imagine. Oh, how lovely it is to be a lamb these days, it just don't ever end. (Monday 5 October 2020; 20:13)

Re: Memoir MIAs (95,980) (95,984) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Imma take a page from her approach and not drop any names. I just love that she stuck to her guns and left out whoever did not contribute anything to the "meaning" of her life. Including them would have not only stirred up additional drama, it would also have, in a way, cheapened the final output. (Monday 5 October 2020; 19:44)

The Guardian interview (95,983) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I absolutely loved the interview, laughed all through it, so fun. (Monday 5 October 2020; 19:07)

Clam linguine (95,982) by Bill from the UK One thing I wish Mariah's memoir had contained is her father's clam sauce linguine recipe. The description her anticipation for the meal when she was a little girl (the cheese incident) was mouth watering. I would love to recreate it to his specifications. (Monday 5 October 2020; 18:53)

Re: Memoir MIAs (95,980) (95,981) by Bill from the UK Stella. Thank God she didn't go there. The Nightmare Era should never ever be revisited. (Monday 5 October 2020; 17:45)

Memoir MIAs (95,980) by Lady B from USA My favorite diss was of the folks she didn't even bother to put in the book. Those who likely wanted the attention but were merely a blip in her life and not worth the page time. Who were you happy to see not in the book? (Monday 5 October 2020; 17:00)

Re: The Rarities - booklet scans (95,974) (95,979) by Bill from the UK They are on Mariah Network. (Monday 5 October 2020; 15:55)

Re: The Rarities vinyl version (95,976) (95,978) by Bill from the UK Sorry Bobby-A, I was thinking four sides rather than 4 LPs. You're right, it should be able to include the concert then. (Monday 5 October 2020; 15:32)

Re: Walter A (95,969) (95,977) by Dennis from Miami, FL I believe MC is upset that Walter has chosen working with Tommy instead of leaving Sony with her. At least that's what he told once in an interview. (Monday 5 October 2020; 13:04)

Re: The Rarities vinyl version (95,975) (95,976) by Bill from the UK Yes but the 4 LPs could just be the 15 tracks divided up as per the #1 to Crapfinity vinyl and it not include the concert? (Monday 5 October 2020; 12:36)

Re: The Rarities vinyl version (95,963) (95,975) by Bobby A from United States It says a 4LP set on her website. (Monday 5 October 2020; 12:08)

The Rarities - booklet scans (95,974) by ADAM from USA Can someone please advise where we can see scans of each page of The Rarities artwork? Would love to see the captions and photo she chose for each song. (Monday 5 October 2020; 04:18)

I Pray (95,973) by RibbonB from USA Wow, Paul (I Pray) Robbins, sure has changed. She still sings great. I'd love to hear her update since Mimi wrote the song. (Monday 5 October 2020; 01:33)

Re: One Night (95,970) (95,972) by Tevin from USA I feel like Mariah could have released this back in the day and have TLC on the chorus singing with her and Left Eye could have had a rapping verse on it for a remix. What do you all think? (Monday 5 October 2020; 01:12)

Re: Walter A (95,958) (95,971) by T from USA I’m talking about a moment in the book that involved a knife. I don’t think Walter was present. Cory Rooney confirmed he was there with TM and one other man. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 22:55)

Re: One Night (95,960) (95,970) by T from USA It’s a great song. And I agree I hope there’s one more Rarities album in the future. I mean, she’s made the songs already night as well make a little money from them. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 22:53)

Re: Walter A (95,957) (95,969) by Joe from United Kingdom Oops my bad. I'll have to take a closer look. Shane it wasn't Walter A. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 20:47)

Mesmerized (95,968) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines This song to me does exactly what its title promises. The best revelation on The Rarities for me (let's be honest, we all kinda knew for the longest time that the original Loverboy version was gonna be fire from the sample selection alone anyway). Mesmerized sounds like Loverboy meets You Don't Know What To Do. Not exactly something you can sing along to, but it's quite obvious that that wasn't what Mariah was trying to achieve with it. It isn't too great lyrically, but you barely even notice that because its uplifting, effortless glide is just something that's rarely achieved in today's music. It's just a sophisticated-sounding well-constructed song where each component flows smoothly into the next - it's songs like these that make you wonder how this is the same woman who also made disjointed missteps such as Infinity and Save The Day? It's just melodically gorgeous through and through. That layered chorus is quite genius and the track is really a timeless fusion of modern sophisti-pop and disco. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 20:25)

iTunes chart (95,967) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway The Rarities is currently #3 on the world iTunes top album chart. Does anybody remember how well Caution performed on this list? (Sunday 4 October 2020; 19:42)

Loverboy (95,966) by Edward from USA Loverboy is simply brilliant. Mariah's vocals are smoother and better than the one released, and that beat, lore have mercy. It would've definitely hit #1 back then. I'm so glad we finally got to listen to it. Now I understand more than ever Mariah's rage towards Tommy and Jennifer, it was pure evil sabotage. The Rarities sounds like any other Mariah album in the 90's. It's just great, with at least 4 potential singles. I thought I would replace some tracks and skip others, but I have listened to it non-skip ever since I got it. "One Night" is my favorite, followed by "Loverboy" and "Mesmerized". The sequencing with "DYTOM", "EFA" and "SA" makes perfect sense, it gives cohesiveness to the album, rather than a bunch of disjointed tracks thrown in together. The best gift so far this shitty year. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 17:51)

Re: The Rarities - track by track review (sorry) (95,956) (95,965) by Bill from the UK Don't get me wrong little Andy, I love it but I can't see it gelling with the rest of the album. That said, it has been added to my Daydream playlist, as I too have been playing that "where would it have been sequenced had it originally been on the respective album" game. I've slotted it where you recommend (which was where I had it in my head as well). Daydream now runs thusly: 1. Fantasy 2. Underneath the Stars 3. One Sweet Day 4. Open Arms 5. Always Be My Baby 6. Slipping Away 7. I Am Free 1. One Night 2. When I Saw You 3. Long Ago 4. Melt Away 5. Forever 6. Daydream Interlude 7. Looking In I also always divide my albums into "sides" lol. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 17:42)

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