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Released on Mosaic Records, also Look for the Silver Lining (Chet Baker Quartet), Portrait of Jennie and Oriental Shuffle (Quintette du Hot Club de France)
Part of The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio, also Portrait of Jennie, You Stepped Out of a Dream and Funny (Not Much)
Written by Bob Russell, also Crazy He Calls Me (Billie Holiday), He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (The Hollies) and Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (Nina Simone)
Written by Al Russell, also ABC Boogie (Bill Haley)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bob Russell wrote 23 songs on fono
Bob Russell’s most frequent co-writer is Duke Ellington (4 songs together)
Bob Russell first appears on fono in 1942, 49 years before this song
Al Russell first appears on fono in 1985, 6 years before this song
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Al Russell, Bob Russell and Joel Cowan
- Performed by
- Irving Ashby, Johnny Miller and Nat King Cole
- Released on
- Mosaic Records
- Written by
- Al Russell, Bob Russell and Joel Cowan
- Performed by
- Irving Ashby, Johnny Miller and Nat King Cole
- Released on
- Mosaic Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Bob Russell
Same writer: Al Russell
Same label: Mosaic Records
Same release: The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
Same writer: Bob Russell
Same release: The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
Same writer: Bob Russell
Same label: Mosaic Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was performed by Irving Ashby
It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was performed by Irving Ashby
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2MusicBrainz It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was performed by Johnny Miller
It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was performed by Johnny Miller
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3MusicBrainz It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was performed by Nat King Cole
It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was performed by Nat King Cole
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4MusicBrainz It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was written by Al Russell
It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was written by Al Russell
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5MusicBrainz It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was written by Bob Russell
It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was written by Bob Russell
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6MusicBrainz It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was written by Joel Cowan
It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was written by Joel Cowan
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7MusicBrainz It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby is part of the release The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby is part of the release The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
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8MusicBrainz Mosaic Records is the label of the song It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby
Mosaic Records is the label of the song It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby
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9MusicBrainz It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was released on 1991
It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby was released on 1991
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026