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Bananaphone
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Studio album by
Raffi
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1994
RecordedMarch–June 1994
GenreChildren's, traditional pop, jazz
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LabelMCA Records Rounder
Raffi chronology
Evergreen Everblue
(1990) 		Bananaphone
(1994) 		Raffi Radio
(1995)

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Bananaphone is a popular children's album[1][2] released by Raffi and Michael Creber[3] in 1994. The album is best known for its title track, which uses puns such as "It's a phone with appeal!" (a peel) 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.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Bananaphone" (Creber, Raffi) 3:12
  2. "Shake a Toe" (Creber, Raffi) 2:20
  3. "The World We Love" (Creber, Raffi) 3:23
  4. "Slow Day" (Creber, Raffi) 3:25
  5. "The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell" (Hubbard, Silversher) 4:07
  6. "Naturally" (Creber, Raffi) 3:04
  7. "Spring Flowers" [instrumental] (Raffi) 2:40
  8. "C-A-N-A-D-A" (Connors) 2:50
  9. "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) 3:25
  10. "First Peoples" (Creber, Raffi) 4:37
  11. "Dee Myth" [instrumental] (Raffi) 2:21
  12. "Cowlit Night" (Raffi) 3:21
  13. "The Gorilla Song" (Knowles, Knowles) 2:10
  14. "Simple Gifts" (Traditional) 2:15
  15. "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional) 3:13
  16. "The Shmenge Polka" [instrumental] (A Tribute to the late John Candy) (Raffi) 2:07 [5]

Cover versions

The album's title track has been covered in several different musical genres. Examples include a barbershop version,[6] several heavy metal versions,[7][8] a dubstep version[9][10] and a bluegrass/country version by Rhonda Vincent released on the album Sing Along with Putumayo released by Putumayo World Music.[11][12][13]

The Chilean children's show Cachureos released a cover of Bananaphone called "Teléfono" on its 1996 album, "La Mosca".[14]

References

  1. ↑ Lynch, Sheri (2007). Be Happy or I'll Scream!. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-34234-0. 
  2. ↑ Briggs, Diane (2007). Preschool Favorites. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 978-0-8389-0938-6. https://archive.org/details/preschoolfavorit0000brig. 
  3. ↑ "About US - Creber Music Corporation". Creber Music Corporation. April 2003. http://crebermusic.com/about-us.htm#Michael. 
  4. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – March 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. March 2002. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0302_g.php. 
  5. ↑ "Rounder Records". Rounder.com. http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&musicalGroupId=1006&catalog_id=3517. 
  6. ↑ "The Newfangled Four - Bananaphone". Barbershop Harmony Society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESWi63VIAjc. 
  7. ↑ "Bananaphone(Hard Rock)". Poetv.com. http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=32362. 
  8. ↑ [1]
  9. ↑ / 00:00 (2010-05-09). "Bananaphone | BUILDER". Builderbeats.bandcamp.com. http://builderbeats.bandcamp.com/track/bananaphone. 
  10. ↑ "Banana Phone Dubstep Remix by Builder - First Drop Ever!!". YouTube. 2010-08-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhRi1QSeR5Y. 
  11. ↑ "Sing Along with Putumayo". Putumayo.com. http://www.putumayo.com/content/sing_along_putumayo_0. 
  12. ↑ "Rhonda Vincent - Bananaphone". YouTube. 2010-12-15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nydNZGSXwQg. 
  13. ↑ [2]
  14. ↑ "Cachureos 96 - ¡Ring,Ring,Telefono!". YouTube. 2009-01-08. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPfDVbB8418. 




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