pˈɔɪntɚ skˈoːɹd sˈɛvɹəl mˈɑːdɚɹət sˈoʊloʊ hˈɪts ˈæftɚ lˈiːvɪŋ ðə pˈɔɪntɚ sˈɪstɚz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ dˈɪskoʊ kˈʌvɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛldʒɪnz "hˈɛvən mˈʌstɐv sˈɛnt juː" wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ jˈuː.ˈɛs. tˈɑːp twˈɛnti pˈɑːp hˈɪt ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn.
Pointer scored several moderate solo hits after leaving the Pointer Sisters in 1977, including a disco cover of the Elgins' "Heaven Must Have Sent You" which became a U.S. top 20 pop hit on September 1, 1979.