"Help Yourself" is a song recorded by Welsh singer
Tom Jones in 1968. The song is one of Jones' best known songs and reached number five in the
UK Singles Chart in its original run. It topped the charts in both
Ireland and
Germany, and spent three weeks at the top spot in
Australia.[1] The American single reached Billboard peaks of number 35 pop[2] and number three easy listening, and is still widely played on adult-standards radio.
"Help Yourself" is a reworked English-language version of the Italian song "Gli Occhi Miei" ("My Eyes"), which was written by
Carlo Donida with lyrics by
Mogol and originally performed by both
Dino (Eugenio Zambelli)[16] and
Wilma Goich at the
1968 Sanremo Music Festival. British author and songwriter Jack Fishman (a.k.a. Larry Khan) wrote the English lyrics, which bear no relation to the original Italian.[17]
Tony Ferrino version
The song was recorded by comedian
Steve Coogan in character as Tony Ferrino. The track was used in the TV show The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon, included on an album and released as a single in November 1996, reaching #42 in the UK singles chart.
In 1970,
Hong Kong female singer Billie Tam (蓓蕾), released a
Mandarin Chinese-language version with
Chinese lyrics written by
Di Yi (狄薏) and given the title name of 夢遊人, on her 喇叭與我 (Billie And The Big Brass) LP album with
EMI Angel Records.
In 1973,
Hong Kong female singer/artist Sum Sum (森森), also recorded the song in
Mandarin Chinese language with
Chinese lyrics (different from Billie Tam's version) written by Shu Yun (舒雲) and given the title name of 我比花兒好年華, on her 春雨傘‧森森玉女團南遊專輯 LP album with
EMI Regal Records.
Between 1972 and 1974, this song was covered by
Singapore-based female singer Ervinna, backing music by the Charlie & His Boys, on her LP album Golden Hits Of 20th Century Vol. 4 with White Cloud Record of
Singapore.
In the 1970s this song was frequently performed by Soviet baritone singer
Muslim Magomayev.
In 1978, the song was covered by
Filipino singer
Sam Sorono (1950–2008) on his Sings Tom Jones' Greatest Hits LP album with
EMI Records.[19]