Bananaphone

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Bananaphone
Studio album by Raffi
Released September 27, 1994
Recorded March–June 1994
Genre Children's, traditional pop, jazz
Length 49:24
Label Rounder
Raffi chronology
Evergreen Everblue
(1990)		 Bananaphone
(1994)		 Raffi Radio
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Bananaphone is a popular children's album[2][3] released by Raffi and Michael Creber[4] (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.[5]

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) 2:59
  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 [6]

Cover versions

Bananaphone has been covered in several different musical genres, examples include 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. ↑ "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Sheri (2007). Be Happy or I'll Scream!. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-34234-0.
  3. ↑ Briggs, Diane (2007). Preschool Favorites. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 978-0-8389-0938-6.
  4. ↑ "About US - Creber Music Corporation". Creber Music Corporation. April 2003. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  5. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – March 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. March 2002. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  6. ↑ "Rounder Records". Rounder.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  7. ↑ "Bananaphone(Hard Rock)". Poetv.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ / 00:00 (2010-05-09). "Bananaphone | BUILDER". Builderbeats.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  10. ↑ "Banana Phone Dubstep Remix by Builder - First Drop Ever!!". YouTube. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  11. ↑ "Sing Along with Putumayo". Putumayo.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  12. ↑ "Rhonda Vincent - Bananaphone". YouTube. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ "Cachureos 96 - ¡Ring,Ring,Telefono!". YouTube. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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