The first Presley single of 1968 was released on January 9th and featured another song from the "Clambake" album as well as the previously unreleased "High Heel Sneakers". Three weeks later "Guitar Man" was listed on Billboard's "Hot 100" for the first time. The track stayed for 6 weeks and peaked at number 43. Just like the previous single this one sold a million copies worldwide (according to the RIAA this translates to 150 million paid streams). The sales seemed to have stabilized, but a hit was nowhere in sight. Today "Guitar Man" has gained some reputation since it managed to accumulate 12 million streams on Spotify. However, "High Heel Sneakers" was streamed just 250,000 times.

RCA Victor used the cover to remind the people of the "Clambake" album (allegedly "Guitar Man" had been released on a 45 by popular request) and to promote the forthcoming "Elvis' Gold Records - Volume 4". Once again a picture from 1965 was used and once again the look of Elvis had nothing to do with the style of 1967/68.

On the streaming platforms the single isn't available, but "Guitar Man" can be found on the album "Clambake" (1967) and "High Heel Sneakers" is part of the boxed set "From Nashville To Memphis - The Essential 60's Masters" (1993).

"Guitar Man" was recorded on September 10, 1967. Elvis taped 12 takes of the song by Jerry Reed, who added his concise guitar play on the same day. The narrator chronicles his career as a musician and the king's enthusiasm for this song is obvious. The track was used again in 1972 on CAMDEN's budget album "Elvis Sings Hits From His Movies - Volume 1". For his tv special "SINGER presents Elvis" the king recorded a separate version of this song, which was featured on the long player "Elvis" in 1968.

The r&b number was written by Robert Higgenbotham and released by Tommy Tucker in 1964. Elvis taped it on September 11, 1967, the master is a shortened version of the 7th take. The king sounds very edgy and obviously motivated. Other cover versions of "High Heel Sneakers" are by The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and Jerry Lee Lewis.