Happy birthday, Anita Pointer!

A founding member of the Pointer Sisters (my girls!), Anita Pointer was born January 23, 1948, in Oakland, California.  Although their music was most R&B, Anita wrote Fairytale, which won the group their first Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group.  The song was also nominated for Best Country Song of the year for 1975.

She returned to the country charts in 1986 with her duet with Earl Thomas Conley Too Many Times which reached #2 on the U.S. Country charts.

My favorite song led by Anita is I'm So Excited from their Break Out album

The Pointer Sisters release "Break Out" 1983

My girls, the Pointer Sisters, released their most successful album and all-around awesome Break Out, November 6, 1983.  Although it was their 10th studio release, it burst on to the music scene selling over 3 million copies and giving the girls four top 10 hits: Jump (For My Love), Automatic, Neutron Dance and I'm So Excited, a remix from the previous album So Excited.  The fifth single, I Need You, was also a hit but did not make it to the Billboard Top 40.  A sixth release, Baby, Come and Get It, was a minor hit in 1985.

Break Out did win two Grammys:

Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or more Voices for Automatic
Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals.

And two American Music Awards:

Favorite Soul/R&B Band Duo or Group
Favorite Soul/R&B Band Duo or Group Video Artist