"Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse" | |
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Single by Jimmy Helms | |
B-side | "Words and Music" [1] |
Released | February 1973 [2] |
Recorded | 1973 |
Genre | Philadelphia soul [3] |
Length | 3:37 [4] |
Label | Cube Records - BUG27 |
Songwriter(s) | John Worth |
Producer(s) | John Worth |
Performance video | |
"Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse" on TopPop on YouTube |
"Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse" is a song written in 1973 by John Worth, [4] a pseudonym used by John Worsley (also known as Les Vandyke). It was originally sung by the American soul singer Jimmy Helms, [5] and the track was arranged by Mike Moran. [1] The single was issued by Cube Records in the UK. [1]
The single first charted in February 1973, [6] and it peaked at No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart, spending ten weeks in that listing. [7] [6] The track is still played on BBC Radio 2, with three outings between August 2017 and February 2018. [8]
Between 1972 and 1975, Helms recorded prolifically for the Cube label, largely due to the success of this song. [9] However, he did not have another solo hit in the UK, [7] although Helms found further chart success in both the UK and US as part of Londonbeat in 1990s.
The song has also been recorded by Lisa Linn, [10] and The Gentle Rain (also in 1973). [2] Les McKeown also did a longer cover in his 1982 album, Heart Control. [11] [12]
The song has appeared on a number of compilation albums including Heart & Soul (1997), [4] Everlasting Love (1999), [13] and Helms's own earlier collection Gonna Make You An Offer... (1975). [9]
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...Helms made one solo hit, an imitation Philly soul song called "Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse" that peaked at #8.