In the late 1970s and early 1980s, The Pointer Sisters rose to higher levels of success with "Fire" (1978), "He's So Shy" (1980), "Slow Hand" (1981) and "I'm So Excited" (1982). In 1983, the trio's album "Break Out" reached multi-platinum status and won the group two more Grammy Awards. In 1986, Pointer found chart success with country superstar Earl Thomas Conley on the song "Too Many Times", which reached no. 2 on the country chart and in 1987, she released her first solo album "Love for What It Is". Her album's first single "Overnight Success" reached no. 41 on the "Billboard" R&B chart.