 A third album was planned, but Hunt Sales fell ill and after they did not achieve commercial success, the group split in 1977.Songs from the aborted third Paris album were used for Welch's first solo album, "French Kiss", and the deal with Capitol was converted into a solo album deal for Welch.After Paris split up, Welch launched a successful solo career, and Sales worked with Iggy Pop and later Tin Machine with David Bowie.