"All Around the World" is a 1955 hit song by Little Willie John written by Titus Turner. The song was the debut single and first hit for Little Willie John, and a hit in 1969 for Little Milton, renamed as "Grits Ain't Groceries".[1] Milton's version reached No. 5 on the US Billboard R&B chart,[1] and No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] James Booker also covered the song on his album Classified,[3] and Leigh Harris and Larry Sieberth covered it on the album Patchwork: A Tribute to James Booker.[4] Edwin Starr recorded the track for his 1970 LP War & Peace on Motown Records. Lou Rawls also covered the song on for Blue Note Records, on his album It's Supposed to Be Fun, released January 1, 1990, which became a hit.[5]
"All around the World," a revised version of the Titus Turner song that reached number five on the Billboard chart."