George Michael "I Can't Make You Love Me"

While Bonnie Raitt make this somber ballad famous in 1991, many other artists quickly adopted the song and added it to their respective setlists. George Michael along with Bruce Hornsby, Boyz II Men and Adele are just some of the many artists who embraced the touching tune. Ironically, the song was written by two Nashville songwriters who envisioned Bette Midler, Linda Ronstadt or Bonnie Raitt performing it.

George Michael "Fastlove"

Two years before his infamous arrest for engaging in a lewd act, George Michael's career was sizzling. Radio stations all across the globe spun his slinky tune "Fastlove". The song would be his final Top 10 hit. Adele later performed the song during a tribute at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

Jon Secada - "Too Late Too Soon"

Turn on the radio late on a Saturday night and you might hear a dance version of Adele's "Hello" playing on the Top 40 radio station.  Flip over to the Adult Contemporary station, and it will be playing the ballad in its original slow-tempo form.  As a way to get more airplay on multi formats, there are usually dance versions of ballads produced.  This also happened in 1997 with Jon Secada's "Too Late Too Soon".  A simple YouTube search will unearth a collection of upbeat versions of the song, but very few videos of the original ballad.

James Ingram - "Just Once"

These days, album titles no longer seem to matter (unless you're Taylor Swift or Adele).  Back in 1981, James Ingram released The Dude--an R&B album that contained the ballad "Just Once".

Adele - "Chasing Pavements"

Before Adele struck gold, she released "Chasing Pavements" in 2008.  Arguably, the song packs more emotion and punch than some of her follow up songs from her more successful 21 album.