R&B singer Anita Baker left the music industry during her prime years, with a significant six-year hiatus after her 1994 album "Rhythm of Love". She returned to the studio six years later, but her next album, My Everything, wouldn't be released until 2004 on Blue Note Records. Despite label drama, Baker stated that her family always came first. She also mentioned that balancing balancing her career and family commitments became too much.