Sur la Mer

Sur la Mer
Studio album by
the Moody Blues
Released13 June 1988[1]
Recorded12 October 1987 – April 1988
StudioGood Earth Studios, Soho, London
GenrePop rock, synthpop
Length50:56
LabelPolydor[2]
ProducerTony Visconti
The Moody Blues chronology
Prelude
(1987) 		Sur la Mer
(1988) 		Greatest Hits
(1989)
Singles from Sur la Mer
  1. "I Know You're Out There Somewhere"
    Released: 23 May 1988
  2. "No More Lies"
    Released: 10 October 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Sur la Mer is the thirteenth album by the Moody Blues. It was released in 1988.[4] It features the hit single "I Know You're Out There Somewhere", a sequel to their 1986 hit "Your Wildest Dreams".[5] Much of the music on the album would fit in the "synthpop" genre, though it does incorporate more rock and acoustic influences than its predecessor.

One other single was issued from the album in the U.S. "No More Lies" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did reach #15 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[6] "Here Comes the Weekend" was released as a single in Australia only but reached #50 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in the U.S.[6]

Flautist and vocalist Ray Thomas did not appear on the album, although he remained a member of the band at the time during which it was recorded.[7]

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 38.
  2. ^ Wilker, Deborah. "Moody Blues Surreal, Trendy". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  3. ^ Sur la Mer at AllMusic
  4. ^ "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Moody Blues Keep on Going . . . and Going . . . and Going". Los Angeles Times. 29 August 1988.
  5. ^ The Moody Blues (10 June 2021). The Moody Blues - Sur La Mer - Fact Video. One Live Media. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ a b "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ "R.I.P. Ray Thomas, founding member of The Moody Blues dies at 76". Consequenceofsound.net. 8 January 2018.