[Electro Funk/Funk/RnB/R&B/Electronic/Soul/Slowjam/Electro] Here is the legendary dancer, actor, and dance instructor Hinton Battle with his synth filled debut album titled: \"Untapped\" (remastered by my brother Andy Morales). I like to think that this album had a similar marketing venture to Gregory Hines 's 1988 album where music producers took a risk on turning a professional dancer into a professional R&B musician. Whatever the case, it is a real shame that this album didn't do so well because Hinton really proves himself that he can not only dance and act but he can also sing great as well. I assume that poor marketing / promotion is to blame for its obscurity as every track (especially \"Here Is My Heart\" & \"Ev'ry Night\") is produced so well. I guess they figured that Hinton's name alone would generate the albums fame but that was unfortunately not good enough. Hinton Battle was born on November 29, 1956 in Neubrücke, Hoppstädten, West Germany and was eventually raised in Washington, D.C. and New York City. His mother was a homemaker and his father was a U.S. army officer. Battle's talent became apparent at the age of nine. After three years of studying ballet at the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet, he received a scholarship to The School of American Ballet where he studied until the age of fifteen under George Balanchine. That same year, Hinton made his Broadway debut starring as the first ever Scarecrow (before the iconic Michael Jackson) in The Wiz. As time progressed, he has appeared in fifteen films and television programs, including Quantum Leap, Dreamgirls (w/ Beyonce), and Touched by an Angel. He has also won three Tony Awards, all of which in the category of Featured Actor in a Musical. His second Tony is what i like to think inspired this albums existence as his role in 1984's \"The Tap Dance Kid\" with a young Alfonso Ribeiro seemed to have inspired the title \"Untapped\" (since he was pretty fluent / popular in tap dancing around the mid 80's). After this album failed to reach national attention, Battle went on to record his song \"Think We're Gonna Make It\" for the 1986's \"Playing For Keeps\" soundtrack (which is also kind of forgotten now). Even though his music career wasn't very successful, Hinton has managed to keep a pretty impressive career in tact as he has developed, choreographed, and directed a plethora of off-broadway projects including his very own dance academy. He also has somewhat of a presence online through social media and he even has an official website (which i have linked below). Overall, Hinton's \"Untapped\" album is a clear example of an underrated electro R&B masterpiece that ultimately deserved way more recognition than what it sadly received. This album was released under Qwest Records '86.
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