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Bananaphone is a 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!" (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.
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) 2:21 "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 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".
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