Mariah Carey shocked her Lambs (AKA her fans) by announcing a surprise new album, The Rarities, on Wednesday.
The 50-year-old legend called the new album ‘monumental’ during an an appearance on GMA where she also discussed her upcoming memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey.
During her appearance, the star belted out a dazzling at-home performance of her very first number one hit, Vision of Love, hitting her legendary high notes like a pro.
The Rarities: Mariah Carey, 50, gushed that her upcoming surprise album of deep cuts is ‘monumental’ and performed a dazzling rendition of Vision of Love during an appearance on GMA Wednesday
‘I found stuff in my vault that I had either started to work on a long time ago and never released or that I wanted to kind of finish mixing,’ she told GMA’s Michael Strahan.
Adding: ‘There are songs that have previously not been released, so it’s exciting.’
The Rarities is a two-disk album that will feature never-before-heard songs from Mariah’s three-decade long career spanning from 1990-2020.
‘It’s a monumental occasion for my career,’ she said. And, then added with a laugh: ‘Being in this business for two years is really tough but somehow we’ve lasted.’
‘I found stuff in my vault that I had either started to work on a long time ago and never released or that I wanted to kind of finish mixing,’ she told GMA’s Michael Strahan.
‘There are songs that have previously not been released, so it’s exciting.’
To chat about her new album and perform one of her classics, Carey was set up in a mini studio at her own home.
She recorded the live video via her iPhone that was positioned between two mini studio lights.
The star shared a behind the scenes snap before going live, with her arms in a shrug while perched on a chair. ‘Live TV in 2020,’ she quipped in the caption.
Icon: During her appearance, the star belted out a dazzling at-home performance of her very first number one hit, Vision of Love, hitting her legendary high notes like a pro
Sounds amazing: Mariah sang with the help of a piano accompaniment and backup singer who was recording from a separate space
Coming soon: The Rarities is a two-disk album that will feature never-before-heard songs from Mariah’s three-decade long career spanning from 1990-2020
Along with her interview, Mariah performed Vision of Love from her home with the help of a piano accompaniment and backup singer who was recording from a separate space.
Carey first announced the exciting news about The Rarities on social media: ‘This one is for you, my fans. It’s to celebrate us, and to thank you for years of pure love and support. I am so grateful to you THE RARITIES album is out October 2’
Her Lambs won’t have to wait that long for new music from the Grammy winner, however.
Mariah is debuting a new single this Friday, Save The Day, with Jermaine Dupri.
Looking good! Mariah recorded the live video via her iPhone that was positioned between two mini studio lights and she shared a behind the scenes snap of her DIY setup
While she didn’t want to give too much away about the song, she told Strahan that it has a ‘charitable component.’
The Hero songbird is also set to release her new memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which she called ‘a labor of love.’
‘There are a lot of very personal stories about my childhood … those are difficult but very cathartic as well,’ the star explained.
Coming soon: Mariah’s newest song, Save the Day, will be released Friday and The Rarities comes out October 2
Adding: ‘The cool thing about this project is that there are songs that I talk about writing or recording even as a little kid, starting as a little kid, until now that I’ve found in the vault.’
The album will be available just days after her memoir The Meaning Of Mariah Carey becomes available on September 29.
‘We’re kind of putting this out at the same time, and I don’t want to give away too many titles or anything but it’s exciting because they’re kind of merged together in a really organic way,’ she said on GMA.
The Rarities will be released on October 2nd and is currently available for pre-order.
Mariah also discussed her new book on GMA: ‘There are a lot of very personal stories about my childhood … those are difficult but very cathartic as well.’