Bananaphone Explained

Bananaphone
Type:studio
Artist:Raffi
Cover:Bananaphone.jpg
Released:September 27, 1994
Recorded:March–June 1994
Genre:Children's, traditional pop, jazz
Length:49:24
Label:MCA Records Rounder
Prev Title:Evergreen Everblue
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Raffi Radio
Next Year:1995

Bananaphone is a children's album[1] [2] released by Raffi and Michael Creber[3] 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.[4]

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 [5]

Cover versions

The album's title track has been covered in several different musical genres. Examples include a barbershop version,[6] 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lynch, Sheri . Be Happy or I'll Scream! . St. Martin's Griffin . New York . 2007 . 978-0-312-34234-0 .
  2. Book: Briggs, Diane . Preschool Favorites . registration . American Library Association . Chicago . 2007 . 978-0-8389-0938-6 .
  3. Web site: About US - Creber Music Corporation . 2012-12-12 . April 2003 . Creber Music Corporation . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616043246/http://crebermusic.com/about-us.htm#Michael . 2012-06-16 . dead .
  4. Web site: Gold & Platinum Certification – March 2002 . 2012-01-15 . March 2002 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205151534/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0302_g.php . 2012-02-05 . dead .
  5. Web site: Rounder Records . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105014718/http://rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&musicalGroupId=1006&catalog_id=3517. 2010-01-05 . Rounder.com . 2012-01-15.
  6. Web site: The Newfangled Four - Bananaphone. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ESWi63VIAjc . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. Barbershop Harmony Society. 1 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Bananaphone(Hard Rock) . Poetv.com . 2012-01-15.
  8. Web site: Bananaphone | Primal Fear Song - Yahoo! Music . music.yahoo.com . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20130210123529/http://music.yahoo.com/primal-fear/tracks/bananaphone--174722235 . 10 February 2013 . dead.
  9. Web site: Bananaphone | BUILDER . Builderbeats.bandcamp.com . 2010-05-09 . 2012-01-15.
  10. Web site: Banana Phone Dubstep Remix by Builder - First Drop Ever!! . YouTube . 2010-08-19 . 2012-01-15.
  11. Web site: Sing Along with Putumayo . Putumayo.com . 2012-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120106071636/http://www.putumayo.com/content/sing_along_putumayo_0 . 2012-01-06 .
  12. Web site: Rhonda Vincent - Bananaphone . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nydNZGSXwQg . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2010-12-15 . 2012-01-15.
  13. Web site: Bananaphone | Rhonda Vincent Song - Yahoo! Music . music.yahoo.com . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20130209232951/http://music.yahoo.com/rhonda-vincent/tracks/bananaphone--1995824 . 9 February 2013 . dead.
  14. Web site: Cachureos 96 - ¡Ring,Ring,Telefono! . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/MPfDVbB8418 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2009-01-08 . 2012-01-15.

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