Message to my father- tune ID help please

[flashman]

Ive sold so many lps over the years. But I still have dozens of unmarked cassettes I used to make mixtapes off of them. From time to time I'll go digging in the crate just for fun to see what I was listening to in, say, '89 or whatever.
So, this tune came on tonight that I couldn't place at all, though I recognized it.
It sounds like an early 80's lick of the Tonight rhythm and the main vocal hook is " I got to get a message to my father in time. Must get a message to my father in time"

Anyone?

[ital kemar]

hi flashman. excellent tune on a excellent album, winston reedy- dim the light LP. also on it one of my favourites, borderline.

[flashman]

Yeah, too bad I sold it 20 years ago!
When you mentioned it I still had zero memory of that record. I had to check the album cover before it jogged my memory. Thanks for the knowledge!

[flashman]

Even better, I see it can be had for a reasonable price on lp still. Perhaps I'll pick up a copy.

[Congo Bunny]

How bizarre I just bought the download of this the other day. Then noticed that someone was selling the LP for as little as 2 quid on discogs after I paid 4+

Not the first time some talks about an album on RA just days after I've got it

[Vinnie]

came also on 12" entitled 'message to father' on innerlight lable with 'need some time to think' on the flip
(DTL 006)

great version

[arty]

hi flashman. excellent tune on a excellent album, winston reedy- dim the light LP. also on it one of my favourites, borderline.

great tune, but fairly mediocre album if i remember right, apart from those 2 tunes

[Congo Bunny]

Might I add that the title track Dim the lights is outstanding

In fact my misses just yelled at me for singing it too often this evening