As the lambs all across the world awaits Mariah’s deep-cuts/vault compilation The Rarities and her memoirs The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the living legend has gifted her fans yet another glimpse into both highly anticipated releases.

Ms Carey recently released a cover of Out Here On My Own from the movie Fame. Originally recorded 20 years ago during the diva’s Glitter era, the cover will not only be in her The Rarities album, it also gets a mention in her upcoming memoirs.

“The fact that I believe I could become a successful artist is one of my greatest strengths. Around the same time, my mother entered me in a talent competition in the city and I sang one of my favorite songs: ‘Out Here On My Own’ by Irene Cara,”

“I felt ‘Out Here On My Own’ described my entire life, and I loved singing that way – singing to reveal a piece of my soul,”

The Meaning of Mariah Carey