who wrote i can't make you love me originally?
<answer> Michael Barry Reid and James Allen Shamblin II <context> Answered by The WikiAnswers® Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. According to ASCAP, I Can't Make You Love Me was written by Michael Barry Reid and James Allen Shamblin II. According to ASCAP, <i>I Can't Make You Love Me</i> was written by Michael Barry Reid and James Allen Shamblin II.