We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)

"We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)"
"We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)"
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

"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.

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[1] 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 .."

[2] ttp://inkspots.ca/DISCOGRAPHY.htm#BM40

[3] "Bob Dylan: Setlists". Retrieved March 17, 2016.

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v t The Ink Spots
Bill Kenny Charlie Fuqua Deek Watson Hoppy Jones Jerry Daniels Bernie Mackey Cliff Givens Billy Bowen Huey Long Herb Kenny
Singles	"If I Didn't Care" "My Prayer" "Memories of You" "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You" "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" "Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)" "Maybe" "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" "Java Jive" "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" "I Can't Stand Losing You" "Cow Cow Boogie (Cuma-Ti-Yi-Yi-Ay)" "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)" "I'm Making Believe" "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" "I'm Beginning to See the Light" "The Gypsy" "Prisoner of Love" "To Each His Own" "The Best Things in Life Are Free" "You're Breaking My Heart" "Echoes" "If" "It Is No Secret" (Bill Kenny solo) "Trying"
Albums	If I Didn't Care (1979)
Related topics	The Great American Broadcast Pardon My Sarong The Brown Dots The Four Tunes The Bill Kenny Show