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1988 studio album by Doug E. Fresh
The World's Greatest Entertainer
Studio album by Doug E. Fresh
ReleasedMay 31, 1988
Recorded1987–1988
GenreHip hop
Length48:08
Label
Producer
Doug E. Fresh chronology
Oh, My God!
(1986) 		The World's Greatest Entertainer
(1988) 		Doin' What I Gotta Do
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The World's Greatest Entertainer is the second album released by Doug E. Fresh. It was released in 1988 on Reality Records, a short-lived subsidiary of Fantasy Records, 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 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and featured the single "Keep Risin' to the Top," which peaked at #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

Track listing

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

Samples list

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 88
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 39

References

  1. Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (December 1, 2018). Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357596 – via Google Books.
  2. The World's Greatest Entertainer at AllMusic
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 210.
  4. "The Secret History of Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew's 'The World's Greatest Entertainer'". Okayplayer. May 31, 2018.
  5. "Doug E. Fresh Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  6. "Doug E. Fresh Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  7. "1988 The Year in Music & Video" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-24. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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