Raitt is best known for her songs `` Nick of Time '' , `` Something to Talk About '' , and the ballad `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me . '' During the 1970s , Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues , rock , folk and country , but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially accessible recordings in the 1990s including `` Nick of Time '' , `` Something to Talk About '' , `` Love Sneakin ' Up on You '' , and the slow ballad `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' .