We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)

"We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" is a ballad published in 1939 by Nelson Cogane ( Nelson Cogane Fonarow; 1902–1985), Sammy Mysels and Dick Robertson. 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").
• 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 '.
• Brenda Lee recorded "We Three" for her 1960 Decca album This Is...Brenda.