The strategy worked: “Lately” debuted at No. 6 launch during which Clear Channel’s Urban Adult Contemporary stations played the song every single hour. “Lately” has gotten the “Only Forever” campaign off to a strong start, with an Aug. I learned a lot transferring from analog to digital.” If I’m here, I need to be able to adapt and move forward and express myself within the mediums of the day but still make it sound honest to who I am - and that was a big task. “The test here is can I keep my analog heart and soul but still be of my time as well. “It was a whole little experiment to see what would make the transition,” says Baker, who credits new Blue Note president Don Was with helping her get everything in final form. The Grammy Award-winning songstress cites a couple of factors behind the long wait for “Only Forever,” including her divorce from husband Walter Bridgforth, Jr., management shuffles at her label, Blue Note Records, and a process that found Baker starting work on the album in an analog studio in Nashville during 2010, then switching to digital.
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