We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
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{{Infobox song
| name = We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
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| type = single
| artist = Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
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| B-side = Tell Me at Midnight
| released = {{Start date|1940}}
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| label = RCA Victor
| writer = Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels and Dick Robertson
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| prev_title = Looking for Yesterday
| prev_year = 1940
| next_title = You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again
| next_year = 1940
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"We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" is a ballad published in 1939 by Nelson Cogane ({{italics correction|né}} Nelson Cogane Fonarow; 1902–1985), Sammy Mysels and Dick Robertson.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 .." 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").{{Cite web |url=http://inkspots.ca/DISCOGRAPHY.htm#BM40 |title=Discography |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=2014-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202131329/http://inkspots.ca/DISCOGRAPHY.htm#BM40 |url-status=dead }}
- 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.
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.{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Steve |date=2022-08-20 |title=The Memorable Music of 'Better Call Saul' in 6 Key Songs |url=https://www.indiewire.com/video/better-call-saul-soundtrack-music-supervisor-thomas-golubic-songs-1234753877/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}
- 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.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=Every song in the Fallout TV series |url=https://winteriscoming.net/posts/every-song-in-the-fallout-tv-series-01hw5yc1ty53 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Winter is Coming |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Alex |date=2024-04-11 |title=Here's every song on the 'Fallout' soundtrack |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/heres-every-song-on-fallout-soundtrack-3616495 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}
- The song is used in The Blacklist episode Lord Baltimore (The Blacklist).
- In "This Extraordinary Being", the sixth episode of the HBO miniseries Watchmen, several key scenes are set to songs by The Ink Spots, including We Three. {{Cite web |last= Phipps |first= Keith |date=2019-11-24 |title=9 Big Questions From This Week's Watchmen |url= https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/watchmen-episode-6-questions-easter-eggs-this-extraordinary-being.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Vulture |language=en-US}}
References
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Category:Songs written by Dick Robertson (songwriter)
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