Question: who wrote if i can't make you love me
Answer: `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' Single by Bonnie Raitt from the album Luck of the Draw Released 22 October 1991 Format Cassette single Recorded Genre Pop adult contemporary Length 5 : 33 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Mike Reid Allen Shamblin Producer ( s ) Bonnie Raitt Don Was Bonnie Raitt singles chronology `` Something to Talk About '' ( 1991 ) `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' ( 1991 ) `` Not the Only One '' ( 1992 ) `` Something to Talk About '' ( 1991 ) `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' ( 1991 ) `` Not the Only One '' ( 1992 ) Music video `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' on YouTube