Jim Burgess

Who was Jim Burgess?

James Michael "Jim" Burgess was a disco record producer and New York DJ of the 1970s, and was variously referred to as "one of the hottest DJ's and Remixers of the Disco era"

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 extremely successful productions include:

⁕Rod Stewart's Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

⁕The Doobie Brothers' What a Fool Believes and

⁕Madleen Kane's Fire In My Heart and Secret Love Affair

He was also a popular DJ at many New York clubs and was "one of the most influential remixers for the disco era".