Sur la Mer is the thirteenth album by the Moody Blues.

[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.

[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.

[9]Nicolas de Staël's 1955 painting Le Fort d'Antibes serves as the album's cover artwork.

[10] Justin Hayward remembers the album's positive commercial reception and the group's second wave of success in the 1980s fondly.