Bananaphone


Bananaphone is a popular children's album released by Raffi and Michael Creber in 1994. The album is best known for its title track, which uses puns such as "It's a phone with appeal!" and nonce words like "bananular" and "interactive-odular" as Raffi extols the virtues of his unique telephone.
The song "C-A-N-A-D-A" was originally recorded by Stompin' Tom Connors under the title "Cross Canada".
The album was certified Gold by the CRIA in March 2002.

Track listing

  1. "Bananaphone" 3:12
  2. "Shake a Toe" 2:20
  3. "The World We Love" 3:23
  4. "Slow Day" 3:25
  5. "The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell" 4:07
  6. "Naturally" 3:04
  7. "Spring Flowers" 2:40
  8. "C-A-N-A-D-A" 2:50
  9. "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" 3:25
  10. "First Peoples" 4:37
  11. "Dee Myth" 2:21
  12. "Cowlit Night" 3:21
  13. "The Gorilla Song" 2:10
  14. "Simple Gifts" 2:15
  15. "Down by the Riverside" 3:13
  16. "The Shmenge Polka" 2:07

    Cover versions

The album's title track has been covered in several different musical genres. Examples include a barbershop version, several heavy metal versions, a dubstep version and a bluegrass/country version by Rhonda Vincent released on the album Sing Along with Putumayo released by Putumayo World Music.
The Chilean children's show Cachureos released a cover of Bananaphone called "Teléfono" on its 1996 album, "La Mosca".