We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
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"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
[edit]- 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
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- The Ink Spots version of the song was featured in the opening scene of "Smoke", the first episode of season 4 of Better Call Saul.[4]
- The song has seen use in the Fallout series, being added in Fallout 76 on the in-game Appalachia Radio and being played during the first season of Fallout.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 .."
- ^ "Discography". Archived from the original on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Bob Dylan: Setlists". Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Greene, Steve (2022-08-20). "The Memorable Music of 'Better Call Saul' in 6 Key Songs". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Every song in the Fallout TV series". Winter is Coming. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Berry, Alex (2024-04-11). "Here's every song on the 'Fallout' soundtrack". NME. Retrieved 2024-07-11.