The recordings featured Lee performing lead vocals while Fountain provided instrumentation solos on his clarinet.

Known for her early sixties teen pop songs, Brenda Lee had found success with singles like "I'm Sorry", "All Alone Am I" and "Fool No.

[3] Separately, Pete Fountain first found success as an instrumentalist performing on The Lawrence Welk Show in the late fifties.

[4] The pair first met in 1960 when Fountain had first opened his New Orleans nightclub, which ultimately led to the duo performing onstage that evening.

[5] The album was a collection of ten tracks, featuring Lee singing lead vocals and Fountain performing solos on the clarinet.

[2] AllMusic's Greg Adams gave the disc three out of five stars and wrote, "For the First Time isn't a masterpiece, but it does make one wonder whether Brenda Lee could have gained acceptance in the jazz field.