The Colours only released the one single, "The Dance", on the Loco label before he left to join The Truth in 1984, playing bass on their Five Live EP which was recorded at the 100 Club, as well as their 1985 album, Playground.
Dolls split and Parfitt began working as a professional songwriter and session musician, going on to be credited by Welsh singer Duffy of discovering her talents and 'changing her life'.
[7] Parfitt helped write several songs for the artist's deluxe edition[8] of the album Rockferry - which had considerable commercial success around the world, reaching UK No.
1 and becoming one of the ten best-selling albums in the world in 2008[9] – including the song from the film How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, "Enough Love".
[10] Parfitt also worked as a session guitarist on British artist Dido's second studio album, Life for Rent.