In late 1954, McPhatter was drafted into the army, but was assigned to special services in the United States, allowing him to continue recording. After a visit to the elevation of duty, he left The Drifters and launched a solo career. His first solo album hit took place just after beingdischarged - "Love has joined us Together" (with Ruth Brown). He has published several R & B recording in the coming years, including "Seven Days" (later a greater success for Tom Jones), "Treasure of Love", "Just hold my hand", and biggest solo hit, "A" Lover's Question written byBrook Benton and Clyde Otis, who peaked at No. 6 in 1958. In 1962, the song "Lover Please", was written by the artist Billy Swan liberated country. His recording of 1956 "Treasure of Love" saw her first solo No. 1 on the R & B song and a week in the UK charts. It reached number 16 on S. U. Pop charts.
After leaving Atlantic Records, McPhatter then signed a contract with MGM Records and released several songs including "I told Lie Myself" and "Think Me a Kiss" (1960) and the first single from Mercury Records' Ta ta. He recorded singles, including "I Never Knew" and his last Top Ten hit "Lover Please", he has made to No. 7 in 1962. It happened after 'S' you like Lover, "which in turn decreases McPhatter saw his career as musical styles and tastes are constantly evolving during the 1960s.
In 1968, McPhatter moved to England where he was highly respected, supported by the British group "ICE".
McPhatter returned to America in 1970, making several appearances on the tour Rock 'N Roll Revival, but most of the rest of the hermit. Hope to come back big with the album on Decca were destroyed June 13, 1972, Clyde McPhatter died in his sleep at age 39 from complications of heart, liver, and kidney disease, caused by abuse alcohol, harassment which is driven by the quarry failed and he harbored a resentment towards the fans as he went. In an interview with journalist Marcia Vance 1971, Vance McPhatter said: "I do not have fans." He was buried in George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, New Jersey.
Ruth Brown acknowledged in the years later than McPhatter was the real father of her son, Ronald, born in 1954. Ron is now occasionally travel with Drifters in song.
