"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.
| "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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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.