Her singing so impressed Crosby that he helped her obtain a recording contract with RCA Victor. She recorded several albums for RCA Victor, including her 1958 eponymous debut album, Pat Suzuki (also known as Miss Pony Tail, after the nickname she had acquired during the Colony Club years), and went on to win the Downbeat National Disc Jockey Poll award for "America's best new female singer" that year.
Crosby was so impressed by her singing that he helped her secure a recording contract with RCA Victor. She released several albums under RCA Victor, including her 1958 debut album Pat Suzuki (also known as Miss Pony Tail), and subsequently won an award for "America's best new female singer" in the same year.