Jim Burgess (producer)
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James Michael Burgess (July 21, 1953 – January 18, 1993) was a disco record producer and New York DJ of the 1970s.[1] He was openly gay.[2]
He remixed and produced numerous disco versions of popular songs, with a number of them being million sellers. His most successful and best known production was Alicia Bridges' I Love the Nightlife, which has become a "Disco standard". First released in 1978, it went to number five on the Billboard charts, and was given a new lease of life with its use in the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Other successful productions included:
- Rod Stewart's Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
- The Doobie Brothers' What a Fool Believes (12" disco remix version) and
- Madleen Kane's Fire In My Heart and Secret Love Affair
He was also a popular DJ at several New York clubs (including The Saint) and was "one of the most influential remixers for the disco era".[3]