| "Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Jimmy Helms | |
| B-side | "Words and Music"[2] |
| Released | February 1973[1] |
| Recorded | 1973 |
| Genre | Philadelphia soul[3] |
| Length | 3:37[4] |
| Label | Cube Records - BUG27 |
| Songwriter | John Worth |
| Producer | 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.[2] The single was issued by Cube Records in the UK.[2]
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).[1] 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]
...Helms made one solo hit, an imitation Philly soul song called "Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse" that peaked at #8.
