Sarah Vaughan - Three Little Words (Live @ The London House) Mercury Records 1958

“Three Little Words“ is a popular song with music by Harry Ruby and the lyrics by Bert Kalmar, published in 1930. The Rhythm Boys, accompanied by the Duke Ellington orchestra, sang it in the Amos ’n’ Andy film Check and Double Check. It also figured prominently in the film of the same name, a biopic of Kalmar and Ruby. A recording with Sid Philips and his Orchestra Refrain: Johnnie Eager was made in London on September 25, 1950. It was released by EMI on the His Master’s Voice label as catalog number BD 6077. In the mid-1970s the Advertising Council used a fully orchestrated instrumental version of the song in a series of PSAs about seat belt safety; the tag line of these spots were “Seat belts: a nice way to say ’I Love You’.“ Sarah’s accompanied on the live album “After Hours“ with Ronell Bright (piano), Richard Davis (double bass), Roy Haynes (drums), Thad Jones & Wendell Culley (trumpet), Henry Coker (trombone), and Frank Wess (tenor saxophone). Recorded live at the London House in Chicago, Illinois, March 7, 1958. (Mercury Records) Three little words Oh what I’d give for that wonderful phrase To hear those three little words That’s all I’d live for the rest of my days And what I feel in my heart They tell sincerely No other words can tell it half so clear-early Three little words Eight little letters Which simply mean I love you-ou Three little words That’s all I’d give for that wonderful phrase To hear those three little words That’s all I’d live for the rest of my days And what I feel in my heart They tell sincerely No other words can tell it half so clear-early Three little words Eight little letters Which simply mean I love you-ou Three little words Oh what I’d give for that wonderful phrase To hear those three little words That’s all I’d live for the rest of my days And what I feel in my heart They tell sincerely No other words can tell it half so clear-early Three little words Eight little letters Which simply mean I Simply mean I Simply mean I love you-ou