pˈɔɪntɚ wʌzðə lˈiːd sˈɪŋɚɹ ˌɔn mˈɛnɪəv ðɛɹ hˈɪts, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ  "fˈaɪɚ" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ænd "slˈoʊ hˈænd" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, wˌɪtʃ bˈoʊθ ɹˈiːtʃt nˈoʊ. tˈuː ɔnðə bˈɪlboːɹd pˈɑːp tʃˈɑːɹt, ænd "aɪm sˌoʊ ɛksˈaɪɾᵻd" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, wˌɪtʃ spˈɛnt fˈoːɹɾi wˈiːks ɔnðə tʃˈɑːɹt.
Pointer was the lead singer on many of their hits, including  "Fire" (1978) and "Slow Hand" (1981), which both reached No. 2 on the Billboard pop chart, and "I'm So Excited" (1982), which spent 40 weeks on the chart.