''The World's Greatest Entertainer'' is the second album released by

Doug E. Fresh Doug E. Fresh (born September 17, 1966) is a Barbados-born American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer, also known as the "Human Beat Box". The pioneer of 20th-century American beatboxing, Fresh is able to accurately imitate drum machines an ...

. It was released in 1988 on Reality Records, a short-lived subsidiary of

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, and was produced by Doug E. Fresh, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Ollie Cotton and Carl Ryder. The album gained a fair amount of success, peaking at #88 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #7 on the

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, and featured the single "Keep Risin' to the Top," which peaked at #4 on the

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Track listing

#"Guess? Who?" - 4:26 #"Every Body Got 2 Get Some" - 3:45 #"D.E.F. = Doug E. Fresh" - 4:12 #"On the Strength" - 2:50 #"Keep Risin’ to the Top" - 3:50 #"Greatest Entertainer" - 4:42 #"I'm Gettin’ Ready" - 4:52 #"Cut That Zero" - 3:53 #"The Plane (So High)" - 4:04 #"Ev’rybody Loves a Star" - 4:00 #"Crazy ’Bout Cars" - 4:30 #"Africa (Goin’ Back Home)" - 3:33

Samples list

*"On the Strength" **"Mother Popcorn" by

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*"Keep Risin' To The Top" **"Keep Rising To The Top" by

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**"Ain't No Half Steppin'" by

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*"Cut that Zero" **"

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" by

LeVert LeVert was an American R&B vocal group from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Formed in 1983, LeVert was composed of Sean and Gerald Levert (sons of Eddie Levert, founder and lead singer of R&B/Soul vocal group O'Jays) and Marc Gordon.Wells, ...

*"Ev'rybody Loves a Star" **"One More Chance" by

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**"In the Air Tonight Tonight" by

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**"Uphill Peace of Mind" by Kid Dynamite

Charts

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References

1988 albums Doug E. Fresh albums Fantasy Records albums {{1980s-hiphop-album-stub