We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
"We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" | ||||
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Single by Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | ||||
B-side | "Tell Me at Midnight" | |||
Released | 1940 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels and Dick Robertson | |||
Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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"We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" is a ballad published in 1939 by Nelson Cogane (né Nelson Cogane Fonarow; 1902–1985), Sammy Mysels and Dick Robertson.[1] It was a hit song in 1940 for both The Ink Spots on Decca and Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra on RCA Victor, both versions reaching No. 3 in Billboard in December.
Cover versions[]
- The Ink Spots version was recorded in July 1940 and released on Decca in October (b/w "My Greatest Mistake").[2]
- Dolores O'Neill recorded "We Three" with the Bob Chester Orchestra on 14 August 1940 in New York City
- Ella Fitzgerald, who would later record with The Ink Spots, also recorded the song for Decca in 1940; it is included on the 2003 CD compilation Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1.
- Brenda Lee recorded "We Three" for her 1960 Decca album This Is...Brenda.
- Bob Dylan has performed the song in concert three times, twice in 1986 and once in 1988.[3]
- Country singer Wayne Hancock covered "We Three" on his 2001 album A-Town Blues.
- Paul McCartney included the song on his 2012 album of American standards, Kisses On The Bottom with Canadian pianist and singer Diana Krall.
Use in pop culture[]
The Ink Spots version of the song was featured in the opening scene of Season 4 of Better Call Saul, depicting "Gene" living in Omaha, Nebraska after the events of Breaking Bad.
The Ink Spots version of the song has been used for three video games: the 2010 BioShock 2, the 2018 Fallout 76 on the in-game Appalachia Radio, and the 2019 Man of Medan
The Ink Spots version of the song was featured in episode 6 of Watchmen.
The Ink Spots version of the song was used in episode 1, season 2 of The Blacklist.
References[]
- ^ William H. Young, Nancy K. Young Music of the Great Depression 2005 p.64 "Sinatra/ Dorsey also appeared on the charts at #34 with "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me)" (words and .."
- ^ http://inkspots.ca/DISCOGRAPHY.htm#BM40
- ^ "Bob Dylan: Setlists". Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- 1940 songs
- Songs written by Dick Robertson (songwriter)
- Frank Sinatra songs
- The Ink Spots songs
- 1940s song stubs