Mariah Carey Shares ‘Hint’ on When Her Shelved Grunge Album Is Coming: ‘I Get Asked This About Once a Week’
Mariah Carey has hinted that she may release her unreleased grunge album, saying she is asked about it roughly once a week and replying “not yet” with a note that it was a hint. The project has drawn fan interest for years because it contains a hidden side of her work from the period when she was making one of her biggest pop albums.
Carey recorded Someone’s Ugly Daughter with her band while working on 1995’s Daydream, which spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. A version was released under the name Chick, with Clarissa Dane on lead vocals; fans are seeking Carey’s original vocal version. Her Reddit chat marked the 25th anniversary of Glitter, whose deluxe edition with bonus tracks was released that day, and she said she could not say when her next album would arrive.
In short
- Carey teased that the grunge album is “not yet” ready for release.
- Someone’s Ugly Daughter was recorded during the Daydream sessions.
- She marked Glitter’s 25th anniversary with a deluxe reissue.
Explained simply
Mariah Carey is a singer and songwriter whose 1995 album Daydream spent six weeks at the top of the US Billboard 200 chart. While working on it, she also recorded a grunge album with a band, exploring a rock style different from the pop music for which she was best known.
The album, Someone’s Ugly Daughter, was released under the band name Chick, with Clarissa Dane singing lead. Carey’s own vocal version has not been released, and fans have long been interested in hearing it. The project offers a glimpse of a less familiar part of Carey’s musical work.
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