Bananaphone

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Bananaphone is a children's album<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> released by Raffi and Michael Creber<ref name='Creber Music - ABOUT US'>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name='gold-certification'>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Cover versions

The album's title track has been covered in several different musical genres. Examples include a barbershop version,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> several heavy metal versions,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> a dubstep version<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:CbignoreTemplate:Dead YouTube link</ref> and a bluegrass/country version by Rhonda Vincent released on the album Sing Along with Putumayo released by Putumayo World Music.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Chilean children's show Cachureos released a cover of Bananaphone called "Teléfono" on its 1996 album, "La Mosca".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>