{"id":562731,"date":"2026-07-28T01:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/562731\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:19:11","slug":"just-a-sweet-sweet-fantasy-mariah-carey-celebrates-30-years-of-daydream-with-expanded-editions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/562731\/","title":{"rendered":"Just a Sweet, Sweet Fantasy: Mariah Carey Celebrates 30 Years of ‘Daydream’ with Expanded Editions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\"Mariah<\/a>BUY NOW FROM AMAZON.COM<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey surprised fans earlier this month with a generous digital expansion of her 1995 smash album\u00a0Daydream. Physical versions of the 30th anniversary set are forthcoming \u2013 but, to quote one of the album\u2019s biggest hits, the variations in track list might have you feeling kinda hectic inside.<\/p>\n

Legacy Recordings\u2019 2CD-equivalent digital offering, issued on July 17, added 21 rare and unreleased bonus tracks to the original 12-track album: vintage remixes, B-sides and outtakes, writing session demos, a cappella versions and excerpts from three concerts recorded across 1995 and 1996. The physical 2CD version, however, will drop several of those tracks \u2013 a Spanish-language version of Carey\u2019s cover of Journey\u2019s \u201cOpen Arms,\u201d the three a cappellas (two unreleased), one of the two writing demos and a substitution of Eric Kupper\u2019s new remix of fan favorite \u201cUnderneath the Stars\u201d for an exclusive radio edit \u2013 making an extra disc with 16 bonus tracks. A triple vinyl edition changes things up even more: one LP includes the original album, another includes nine of the previously-released B-sides and remixes, and the last offers the complete 11-track audio from Carey\u2019s 1995 concert\u00a0 special Fantasy: Mariah Carey At Madison Square Garden.\u00a0Four of those tracks are released on a physical format for the first time ever, and nine of these cuts only appear on this LP for the reissue campaign. A cassette version will also be available.<\/p>\n

Coming off a half-decade of strengths, from her self-titled 1990 debut to 1994\u2019s perennial\u00a0Merry Christmas (which, 25 years later, yielded a No. 1 hit in the modern standard \u201cAll I Want for Christmas is You\u201d), Carey was keen to make her fifth album album on her own terms. That meant a much stronger balance of her pop sensibilities with modern R&B and even hip-hop flavors. Opening track \u201cFantasy,\u201d anchored around a killer sample of Tom Tom Club\u2019s \u201cGenius of Love,\u201d was remixed by Sean \u201cPuffy\u201d Combs for some singles, with iconoclastic Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol\u2019 Dirty Bastard delivering a memorable intro and bonus verse. Atlanta mogul\/So So Def Records founder Jermaine Dupri, who discovered hitmakers like Kris Kross and Xscape, collaborated with Carey as a co-writer and co-producer on one of the most enduring singles, \u201cAlways Be My Baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBaby\u201d and \u201cFantasy\u201d both topped the Billboard\u00a0Hot 100, but the\u00a0real\u00a0success was another team-up with longtime writing\/producing partner Walter Afanasieff and Philadelphia vocal group Boyz II Men on the tribute ballad to fallen friends, \u201cOne Sweet Day.\u201d That song became a stunning success, reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100 for an unprecedented 16 straight weeks across 1995 and 1996 \u2013 a record that would not be broken until Lil Nas X\u2019s country-rap earworm \u201cOld Town Road\u201d in 2019. (Afanasieff also indulged Carey\u2019s love of throwback radio balladry, co-producing her cover of Journey\u2019s 1981 smash \u201cOpen Arms.\u201d) When the dust settled,\u00a0Daydream sold more than 11 million copies in the U.S. alone, and Mariah had a total of 11 No. 1 hits to her name. (Today, she has 19 \u2013 only one less than all-time record holder The Beatles.)<\/p>\n

The physical versions of\u00a0Daydream (30th Anniversary Edition) hit stores on October 16 and can be pre-ordered below. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.<\/p>\n

Daydream (30th Anniversary Edition) (Columbia\/Legacy, 2026)<\/p>\n

2CD: Amazon U.S.<\/a> \/ Amazon U.K.<\/a> \/ Amazon Canada<\/a>
3LP (iridescent gold vinyl): Amazon U.S.<\/a> \/ Amazon U.K.<\/a> \/ Amazon Canada<\/a>
1LP (exclusive pink vinyl): Amazon U.S.<\/a> \/ Amazon U.K.<\/a> \/ Amazon Canada<\/a>
Cassette: Official Store<\/a><\/p>\n

CD\/LP 1: Original album (released as Columbia CK 66700, 1995)<\/p>\n

Fantasy
\nUnderneath the Stars
\nOne Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men)
\nOpen Arms
\nAlways Be My Baby
\nI Am Free
\nWhen I Saw You
\nLong Ago
\nMelt Away
\nForever
\nDaydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix)
\nLooking In<\/p>\n

CD 2: Bonus material\u00a0(* previously unreleased)<\/p>\n

Fantasy (feat. O.D.B.)
\nAlways Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix feat. Da Brat & Xscape)
\nUnderneath the Stars (Drifting Re-Mix)
\nOne Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) (Chucky\u2019s Remix)
\nOne Night
\nSlipping Away
\nFantasy (Def Club Mix)
\nUnderneath the Stars (Eric Kupper Klassic Club Mix Radio Edit) *
\nAlways Be My Baby (Def Classic Radio Version)
\nFantasy (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY \u2013 10\/10\/1995)
\nOne Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY \u2013 10\/10\/1995)
\nUnderneath the Stars (Live At the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan \u2013 3\/7\/1996)
\nForever (Live At Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan \u2013 3\/7\/1996)
\nOpen Arms (Live At The Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands \u2013 6\/17\/1996) *
\nAlways Be My Baby (Live At The Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands \u2013 6\/17\/1996) *
\nI Am Free (Writing Session Rough Demo) *<\/p>\n

Tracks 1 and 7 released on \u201cFantasy\u201d CD single \u2013 Columbia 44K 78044, 1995
Tracks 2 and 6 released on \u201cAlways Be My Baby\u201d CD single \u2013 Columbia 38K 78276, 1996
Track 3 released on \u201cUnderneath the Stars\u201d promo CD single \u2013 Columbia CSK 8776, 1996
Tracks 4 and 11 released on \u201cOne Sweet Day\u201d CD single \u2013 Columbia 44K 78075, 1995
Tracks 5 and 12 released on The Rarities \u2013 Columbia\/Legacy 19439 80694-2, 2020
Track 9 released on \u201cAlways Be My Baby\u201d U.K. CD single \u2013 Columbia 663334 5, 1996
Track 10 released on \u201cOpen Arms\u201d U.K. CD single \u2013 Columbia 662872 2, 1996
Track 13 released on \u201cForever\u201d promo CD single \u2013 Columbia CSK 8204, 1996eee<\/p>\n

LP 2: Remixes and B-Sides<\/p>\n

Side C<\/p>\n

Fantasy (feat. O.D.B.)
\nAlways Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix feat. Da Brat & Xscape)
\nUnderneath the Stars (Drifting Re-Mix)
\nOne Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) (Chucky\u2019s Remix)
\nMelt Away (Extended A Cappella)<\/p>\n

Side D<\/p>\n

Slipping Away
\nOne Night
\nFantasy (Def Club Mix)
\nAlways Be My Baby (Def Classic Radio Version)<\/p>\n

LP 3: Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY \u2013 10\/10\/1995\u00a0(* previously unreleased, + exclusive to this format)<\/p>\n

Side E<\/p>\n

Fantasy
\nMake It Happen +
\nOpen Arms * +
\nDreamlover +
\nWithout You * +<\/p>\n

Side F<\/p>\n

One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men)
\nI\u2019ll Be There (with Wanya Morris) * +
\nHero * +
\nAlways Be My Baby +
\nForever +
\nVision of Love +<\/p>\n

Tracks E1-E2 and F6 released on \u201cOpen Arms\u201d U.K. CD single \u2013 Columbia 662872 2, 1996
Track E4 released on \u201cDreamlover\u201d #MC30 digital EP \u2013 Columbia\/Legacy (no cat. #), 2020
Track F1 released on \u201cOne Sweet Day\u201d CD single \u2013 Columbia 44K 78075, 1995
Track F4 released on \u201cAlways Be My Baby\u201d #MC30 digital EP \u2013 Columbia\/Legacy (no cat. #), 2020
Track F5 released on \u201cForever\u201d Australian CD single \u2013 Columbia 663440 2, 1996.
All other tracks released on video in\u00a0Fantasy: Mariah Carey Live At Madison Square Garden \u2013 Columbia Music Video 19V-50134, 1996<\/p>\n

Digital bonus track list\u00a0(* previously unreleased, + exclusive to this format)<\/p>\n

Fantasy (feat. O.D.B.)
\nAlways Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix feat. Da Brat & Xscape)
\nUnderneath the Stars (Drifting Re-Mix)
\nOne Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) (Chucky\u2019s Remix)
\nOne Night
\nSlipping Away
\nEl Amor Que So\u00f1\u00e9 +
\nUnderneath the Stars (Sweet A Cappella) +
\nLong Ago (Extended A Cappella) * +
\nMelt Away (Extended A Cappella) * +
\nFantasy (Def Club Mix)
\nUnderneath the Stars (Eric Kupper Klassic Club Mix) *
\nAlways Be My Baby (Def Classic Radio Version)
\nFantasy (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY \u2013 10\/10\/1995)
\nOne Sweet Day (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY \u2013 10\/10\/1995)
\nUnderneath the Stars (Live At Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan \u2013 3\/7\/1996)
\nForever (Live At Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan \u2013 3\/7\/1996)
\nOpen Arms (Live At The Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands \u2013 6\/17\/1996)
\nAlways Be My Baby (Live At The Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands \u2013 6\/17\/1996)
\nMelt Away (Writing Session Rough Demo) * +
\nI Am Free (Writing Session Rough Demo)<\/p>\n

Track 7 released on \u201cOpen Arms\u201d Spanish promo CD single \u2013 Sony SAMPCD 3401, 1996
Track 8 released on \u201cUnderneath the Stars\u201d #MC30 digital EP \u2013 Columbia\/Legacy (no cat. #), 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BUY NOW FROM AMAZON.COM Mariah Carey surprised fans earlier this month with a generous digital expansion of her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562732,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-562731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}