Anita Baker returns with new single; a cover of Tyrese’s “Lately”

Anita Baker returns with her signature R&B/soul and jazz sound.

Grammy-award winning R&B singer Anita Baker will return in the fall with her first studio project in seven years. The first single, which released today, is a cover of R&B crooner Tyrese’s 1999 hit “Lately“.

In a recent interview with The Boombox Baker says, “['Lately' is] one of the first songs we cut, analog, in Nashville. I brought in a live rhythm section. I brought it to L.A., and I called [Tyrese] into the studio and I played it for him; he had no idea. And he lost it, of course.” She also reveals, “I just had this concept of walking into a digital universe with an analog heart [on Only Forever]. So we’re kind of marrying the two.”

Only Forever will hit stores on October 23 via Blue Note Records/EMI, but also peep Anita’s interview with USA TODAY, where she answers five questions regarding her and the new album.

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