Released September 27, 1994 Length 49:24 Label Troubadour Music | Recorded March–June 1994 Release date 27 September 1994 | |
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Awards Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year Similar Evergreen Everblue, Corner Grocery Store, Singable Songs for the Very, Raffi Radio, More Singable Songs | ||
Bananaphone is a popular children's album released by Raffi and Michael Creber (father of actress, singer, and voice over artist Michelle Creber) in 1994. The title track's lyrics describe the bananaphone. The song uses many 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 album was certified Gold by the CRIA in March 2002.
Contents
Raffi bananaphone
Track listing
- "Bananaphone" (Creber, Raffi) 3:12
- "Shake a Toe" (Creber, Raffi) 2:20
- "The World We Love" (Creber, Raffi) 3:23
- "Slow Day" (Creber, Raffi) 3:25
- "The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell" (Hubbard, Silversher) 4:07
- "Naturally" (Creber, Raffi) 3:04
- "Spring Flowers" [instrumental] (Raffi) 2:40
- "C-A-N-A-D-A" (Connors) 2:50
- "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) 3:25
- "First Peoples" (Creber, Raffi) 4:37
- "Dee Myth" [instrumental] (Raffi) 2:59
- "Cowlit Night" (Raffi) 3:21
- "The Gorilla Song" (Knowles, Knowles) 2:10
- "Simple Gifts" (Traditional) 2:15
- "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional) 3:13
- "The Shmenge Polka" [instrumental] (A Tribute to the late John Candy) (Raffi) 2:07
Cover versions
Bananaphone has been covered in several different musical genres. Examples include 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".
Songs
1Bananaphone3:16
2Shake a Toe2:22
3The World We Love3:28