Jerry Lynn Williams (October 30, 1948 – November 25, 2005) was an American rock music singer and composer.

He wrote such hits as "Forever Man", "See What Love Can Do", "Something's Happening", "Running on Faith" and "Pretending" for Eric Clapton.

[2] As a performer, he led the band High Mountain (later renamed The Jerry Williams Group), which released an album on Columbia Records in 1970.

[4] Music author Marc Roberty claims that Williams's writing "seemed to suit Eric's vocals perfectly".

[1][7] At the time of his death he was insolvent due to a divorce settlement and a judgment related to litigation over the copyrights to several of the songs he wrote.