I Can't Make You Love Me

original song written and composed by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin; first recorded by Bonnie Raitt in 1990 and released in 1991

"I Can't Make You Love Me" is a 1991 song by Bonnie Raitt and is the second single from her 11th studio album Luck of the Draw. It went to number 18 in the United States, number 22 in New Zealand, number 40 in Canada, number 43 in the Netherlands, number 50 in the United Kingdom and number 77 in Australia.

"I Can't Make You Love Me"
Single by Bonnie Raitt
from the album Luck of the Draw
ReleasedOctober 22, 1991
Recorded1990
GenrePop
Length5:33
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bonnie Raitt singles chronology
"Something to Talk About"
(1991)
"I Can't Make You Love Me"
(1991)
"Not the Only One"
(1992)
Music video
"I Can't Make You Love Me" at YouTube

George Michael version change

"I Can't Make You Love Me"
Single by George Michael
from the album Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
A-side"Older"
Released20 January 1997
Length5:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"Spinning the Wheel"
(1996)
"Older" / "I Can't Make You Love Me"
(1997)
"Star People"
(1997)

In 1997, George Michael released a version of I Can't Make You Love Me as a double A-side to his single Older. It went to number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 6 in Scotland.

Boyz II Men version change

"I Can't Make You Love Me"
Single by Boyz II Men
from the album Love
ReleasedOctober 27, 2009
Recorded2008
GenreR&B
Length5:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Boyz II Men singles chronology
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
(2008)
"I Can't Make You Love Me"
(2009)
"Iris"
(2009)

In 2009, Boyz II Men recorded I Can't Make You Love Me for their third covers album Love

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