'' Jonathan Livingston Seagull '' is the Grammy Award winning soundtrack album to the 1973 American film '' Jonathan Livingston Seagull '' , recorded by singer-songwriter Neil Diamond and produced by Tom Catalano . The album was released on Columbia Records , Diamond 's debut for that label after his contract with MCA Records ' Uni subsidiary had expired , and grossed more than the film itself . It was Diamond 's ninth studio album , and his first album after his successful 1972 live album '' Hot August Night '' . It won the 1974 Grammy as Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
1974 Grammy
16th Annual Grammy Awards
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (album)