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Pointer scored several moderate solo hits after leaving the Pointers 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonnie and youngest sister June began singing together in their father's West Oakland Church of God in Oakland, California. They formed the Pointers (otherwise known as the Pair) in 1969. After Anita joined the duo that same year, they changed their name to the Pointer Sisters and recorded several singles for Atlantic Records between 1971 and 1972. In December 1972, they recruited oldest sister Ruth and released their debut album as the Pointer Sisters in 1973. Their self-titled debut yielded the hit \"Yes We Can Can\". Between 1973 and 1977, the Pointers donned 1940s fashions and sang in a style reminiscent of the Andrews Sisters. 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