pˈɔɪntɚɹ ænd hɜː sˈɪstɚz fˈaʊnd fˈeɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, wˌɛn ʃiː sˈæŋ lˈiːd ˈɔn "jˈɛs wiː kæn kˈæn", wˌɪtʃ ɹˈiːtʃt ɪlˈɛvən ɔnðə bˈɪlboːɹd hˈɑːt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd.
Pointer and her sisters found fame in 1973, when she sang lead on "Yes We Can Can", which reached  11 on the Billboard Hot 100.