Sur La Mer
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Sur La Mer is the fourteenth album released by The Moody Blues
'. It features the hit single "I Know You're Out There Somewhere
," a sequel to their 1986 hit "Your Wildest Dreams
." Much of the music on this album would fit in the "synthpop" genre, though it does bear more rock and acoustic influences than its predecessor.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
'. It features the hit single "I Know You're Out There Somewhere
I Know You're Out There Somewhere
"I Know You're Out There Somewhere" is a 1988 single by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was written by guitarist Justin Hayward, and it is the sequel to the Moody Blues' 1986 single "Your Wildest Dreams", also written by Hayward...
," a sequel to their 1986 hit "Your Wildest Dreams
Your Wildest Dreams
"Your Wildest Dreams" is a 1986 single by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues, and it was written by the band's lead guitarist Justin Hayward. The song was first released as a single, and was later released on the Moody Blues 1986 album The Other Side of Life...
." Much of the music on this album would fit in the "synthpop" genre, though it does bear more rock and acoustic influences than its predecessor.
Side One
- "I Know You're Out There SomewhereI Know You're Out There Somewhere"I Know You're Out There Somewhere" is a 1988 single by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was written by guitarist Justin Hayward, and it is the sequel to the Moody Blues' 1986 single "Your Wildest Dreams", also written by Hayward...
" (Justin HaywardJustin HaywardJustin Hayward is an English musician, best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band The Moody Blues.Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England...
) – 6:37 - "Want to Be With You" (Hayward, John Lodge) – 4:48
- "River of Endless Love" (Hayward, Lodge) – 4:45
- "No More LiesNo More Lies (The Moody Blues song)"No More Lies" is the second single released from The Moody Blues 1988 album Sur La Mer. As a single, it charted at #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1988. Like the album's previous single, "I Know You're Out There Somewhere," "No More Lies" was also written by Justin Hayward...
" (Hayward) – 5:13 - "Here Comes the Weekend" (Lodge) – 4:13
Side Two
- "Vintage Wine" (Hayward) – 3:38
- "Breaking Point" (Hayward, Lodge) – 4:56
- "Miracle" (Hayward, Lodge) – 4:56
- "Love is on the Run" (Lodge) – 5:00
- "Deep" (Hayward) – 6:50
Credits
- Justin Hayward – guitars, vocals, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, drum sequencing - John Lodge – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals, keyboards, drum sequencing - Patrick Moraz – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
- Graeme Edge – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Production
- Produced by Tony ViscontiTony ViscontiAnthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer and sometimes a musician or singer.Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers; his lengthiest involvement with any artist is with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's 1969 album Space Oddity to 2003's Reality, Visconti...
- Engineered & Mixed By Tony Visconti, Paul Cartledge & Sam Smith
Chart positions
Album-Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
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1988 | The Billboard 200 | 38 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | "I Know You're Out There Somewhere I Know You're Out There Somewhere "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" is a 1988 single by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was written by guitarist Justin Hayward, and it is the sequel to the Moody Blues' 1986 single "Your Wildest Dreams", also written by Hayward... " |
Adult Contemporary | 9 |
1988 | "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
1988 | "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" | Billboard Hot 100 | 30 |
1988 | "No More Lies No More Lies (The Moody Blues song) "No More Lies" is the second single released from The Moody Blues 1988 album Sur La Mer. As a single, it charted at #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1988. Like the album's previous single, "I Know You're Out There Somewhere," "No More Lies" was also written by Justin Hayward... " |
Adult Contemporary | 15 |