Willing to Forgive

"Willing to Forgive"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Greatest Hits: 1980–1994
B-side"Honey"
ReleasedMay 1994
GenreR&B
Length4:14
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"A Deeper Love"
(1994)
"Willing to Forgive"
(1994)
"A Rose Is Still a Rose"
(1998)
Music video
"Willing to Forgive" on YouTube

"Willing to Forgive" is a song by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin from her seventh compilation album, Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 (1994). The song was released as the album's second single in May 1994 by Arista Records. Written and produced by Babyface and Daryl Simmons, it became a hit in the United States, reaching numbers 26 and 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and number five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It also charted in the UK, reaching number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Willing to Forgive" peaked at number 49 in July 1994.