1991 Bonnie Raitt – I Can’t Make You Love Me (US:#18 UK:#50)
“I Can’t Make You Love Me” is a song written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin and recorded by American singer Bonnie Raitt for her eleventh studio album, Luck of the Draw (1991). Released as the album’s second single in 1991, “I Can’t Make You Love Me” became one of Raitt’s most successful singles, reaching the top-20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top-10 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
In August 2000, Mojo magazine voted “I Can’t Make You Love Me” the eighth best track on its The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time list. The song is ranked at number 339 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. On November 27, 2016, the Grammy Hall of Fame announced its induction, along with that of another 24 songs
Album
Luck Of The Draw is the eleventh studio album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1991. After being nominated for Grammy awards in four different categories for the album Nick of Time, Raitt went for a creative retreat in Northern California to begin work on Luck of the Draw. “I did it on purpose to see […]
Muscians
| Bass | James Hutchinson |
| Drums | Tony Braunagel |
| Guitar | Bonnie Raitt |
| Hammond Organ | Benmont Tench |
| Keyboards | Bruce Hornsby |
| Piano | Bruce Hornsby |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Bonnie Raitt |
Produced By
Bonnie Raitt
Don Was
Songwriters
Allen Shamblin
Mike Reid
Charts
US:#18
UK:#50