Bananaphone

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

 * 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

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".