Yes You can Can, by All Toussaint so moved Anita that she encouraged her sisters to included it on their first album, Anita's lead vocal on the track made this song The Pointer Sister first hit single. Another hit song written by Anita and Bonnie entitled, "Fairy Tale" won Anita her first Grammy became a country hit and was recorded by the late Elvis Presley. This enabled Anita with her sisters to become the first black female group to grace the state of the world famous Grand Ole'Opry. In 1975 with Anita's lead vocal gold struck again for The Sisters when their Mega #1 hit, "Betcha Got a Chick on The Side another song written by Anita and her sisters beginnings in the early 1970's to the late 1980's with Anita's lead vocals paving the way, The Pointer Sisters set up what seemed to be a permanent residence on the music charts. Once again Anita's lead vocal on Bruce Springsteen's "Fire" was another chart topper for Anita. In 1984 she wrote the song that expresses how she feels about life, "I'm So Excited". It rose to the top of the charts and became Anita's theme song. Throughout her music career, Anita has had the opportunity to appear in television and film, displaying her versatility as an entertainer on such shows as Carol Burnett, Flip Wilson and the classic comedy film, Carwash. She recently completed a national tour of the Tony award-wining Musical Fats Waller's "Aint Misbehavin". One of the highlights of her career came when she received a star with her sisters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Anita continues to write songs and in her leisure time has amassed a large collection of Black Americana. Her tow decades of collecting have not only given her joy but have taught her an appreciation of the past. Anita gives thanks everyday for the God-given ability to perform for the world and share the greatest communication of all the gift of song.