We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
| "We Three" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Tell Me at Midnight" |
"We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" is a ballad published in 1939 by Nelson Cogane, 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.
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.
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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