After their professional break-up, Goffin released his solo debut album, 1973’s “It Ain’t Exactly Entertainment”, and continued to work with other composers before releasing his second solo album, “Back Room Blood”. He earned an Oscar nod for 1976’s theme song to “Mahogany”, which was performed by Diana Ross. Goffin also received a Golden Globe nomination for a song from the 1976 movie “Pipe Dreams”. In 1987, Goffin and King were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three years later. Goffin had been married four times, most recently to Michele Conaway in 1995. He died on June 19, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. Goffin was 75 years old.