Forgive is the second studio album by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard, released on September 10, 2002, by MCA Nashville Records.
It reached number 12 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming her only top-forty hit to date.
The track "Jesus and Bartenders" was originally recorded by Larry Cordle on his 2000 studio album Murder on Music Row and would later be recorded by Daryle Singletary for his 2007 studio album Straight from the Heart, where it was released as a single.
"[3] Forgive opened up with first week sales of 25,297 copies on September 28, 2002,[4] debuting at number 5 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
[5] Strings on "Forgive": Carolyn Bailey, Christopher Farrell, Lynn Peithman, Alison Gooding, Erin Hall, Beverly Duker, Shu-Zheng Yang, Julia Tanner, David Reneau, Denise Baker, Melinda Bootz, and Jeremy Williams