Rod Temperton's best-loved songs—such as the dance-floor standard “Boogie Nights”—added bright, ecstatic choruses and breezy sophistication to the heartbeat of disco. He was Quincy Jones' go-to song doctor, writing effervescent hits like George Benson's “Give Me the Night”. And with “Thriller”, he gave Michael Jackson a crucial boost from his Jackson 5 past to his King of Pop future.