On January 11, 1974 RCA released "I've Got A Thing About You Baby" / "Take Good Care Of Her". On February 9th the single entered the "Hot 100" as well as the "Easy Listening Chart". On the first hitparade it had a run of 12 weeks and reached number 39, on the second one it stayed for 10 weeks and peaked at number 27. On February 16th the recorded also entered the "Hot Country Singles Chart". Here the 700,000 sold units were enough for a stay of 13 weeks and a peak at number 4. Outside of the US the single just found 300,000 buyers, so in total RCA wasn't able to retail more than a million copies. According to the RIAA this amount translates to 150 million paid streams. This was a step up compared to the previously released "Raised On Rock", but "Steamroller Blues" had sold twice as much. Nowadays none of the tracks has turned into a hit, but at least "I've Got A Thing About You Baby" was able to accumulate 5 million streams on Spotify. However, the people prefer the remake, which features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This version was streamed 3.7 million times while the original recording got no more than 1.3 million requests. "Take Good Care Of Her" clocks in at 1.2 million streams.

The sleeve was designed with a photo from the summer of 1972. It advertised Elvis' current long player "Raised On Rock / For Ol' Times Sake" and promoted a forthcoming televison special. Today we know that the king wasn't involved in any project of this kind, so it's not known what this announcement is referring to.

On the streaming platforms the single is not available, but both tracks are part of the album "Good Times" (1974).

Here we have a declaration of love, albeit brisk and kitsch-free. This is no surprise, because the song was written by Tony Joe White, who also was the first to record it. Elvis did so on July 22, 1973 and needed 15 takes. Overdubbs were made on September 28th. RCA and Colonel Parker wanted to release it on "Raised On Rock / For Ol' Times Sake", but Elvis kept the track back for a separate release on a single.

Elvis recorded this ballad on July 21, 1973 at the Stax Studios in Memphis/Tennessee within six takes. On September 28th Felton Jarvis added strings and a guitar. The song by Ed Warren and Arthur Kent was recorded for the first time by Adam Wade, who scored a top 10 hit with it in 1961. Elvis' version also was supposed to be released on "Raised On Rock / For Ol' Times Sake", but he insisted on holding the track back for a separate release on a single. The narrator begs the new partner of his loved one to take care of her. The lyrics are quite pathetic and the production pulls out all the stops regarding kitsch and schmaltz. Even though everything is over the top, I love this song. Elvis is in very good voice and he sells the song in an emotional and absolutely believable way. No wonder many fans still think that the king pulls out his heart and sings directly to Mike Stone, who was Priscilla's partner at the time.