''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'' is the soundtrack album to the 1973 American film ''

Jonathan Livingston Seagull ''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'', written by American author Richard Bach and illustrated with black-and-white photographs shot by Russell Munson, is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight, and a homi ...

'', recorded by singer-songwriter Neil Diamond and produced by

Tom Catalano Tom Catalano (born April 2, 1933 in New York ) is an American record producer, most notable for his long-time collaboration with Neil Diamond. He was the producer on Anne Murray's single "Sunday Sunrise" in 1975 and " The Call" and " Golden Oldie ...

. The album marked Diamond's return to Columbia Records, 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. '' Irvine Herald'' reviewer Willie Freckleton said that "Be" is "classical Diamond singing a very powerful ballad."

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Neil Diamond's previous album "Serenade" and "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" have earned combined 27 gold discs in Australia. As of September 1976, the soundtrack was bigger success than the movie and it grossed 12 million dollars (movie grossed 2 million dollars).

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

Personnel

*Produced by

*Engineered by Armin Steiner *Executive Art Director: Ron Coro *Art Direction and Design: David Larkham, Michael Ross *Album Design and Photography: Ed Caraeff *Inside Cover Portrait Photo by Tom Burke

Orchestra

*Arranged and Conducted by

Lee Holdridge Lee Elwood Holdridge (born March 3, 1944) is a Haitian-born American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. A 18-time Emmy Award nominee, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two News & Documentary Emmy Awards, and one ...

*Musicians: Paulo Alencar, Phil Azelton,

Israel Baker Israel Baker (February 11, 1919 – December 25, 2011) was an American violinist and concertmaster. Through a long and varied career he played with many of the greatest figures in the worlds of classical music, jazz and pop. He appeared on hund ...

, Marilyn H. Baker, Paul Beaver, Myer Bello, Arnold Belnick, Richard Bennett, Dixie Blackstone,

Hal Blaine Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. ...

, Harry Bluestone, Samuel Boghossian, Hoyt Bohannon, Owen Wilson Brady, Larry E. Carlton, Donald Christlieb, Gene Cipriano, Gary L. Coleman, Chase Craig, William Criss, Rollice Dale, Isabelle Dashkoff, Vincent N. DeRosa, Assa Drori, Robert Dubow, David A. Duke, Jesse Ehrlich, John Ellis, Gene P. Estes, Victor S. Feldman, Henry Ferber, Ronald P. Folsom, Norman Forrest, James Getzoff, Caesar Giovannini, Philip Goldberg, Harris Goldman, Emory L. Gordy Jr., Ralph E. Grierson, Allan Harshman, William Henderson, Thomas R. Hensley, Arthur Hoberman, Claire Hodgkins, Luella Howard, Selene Hurford, Harry Hyams, Jules Jacob, John T. Johnson, Yukiko Kanei, George Kast, Pearl Kaufman, Richard S. Kaufman, Raymond J. Kelley, Jerome A. Kessler, Louis Kievman, Lou Klass, Robert Konrad, Jacob Krachmalnick, Raphael Kramer, Bernard Kundell, William Kurasch, Carl LaMagna, Michael Lang, Diana Lee, Gayle Levant, Marvin Limonick, Abe Luboff, Arthur Maebe, Leonard Malarsky, Jack Marsh, Lew McCreary, Ida Sue McCune, Peter A. Mercurio, Joseph Mondragon, Milton E. Nadel, Wilbert Nuttycombe, Michael S. Omartian, Joe Osborn, Robert Ostrowsky, William B. Peterson, Hugo Raimondi, Sven Reher, Joseph Reilich, David B. Roberts, Nathan Ross, Johnny Rotella, Sheldon Sanov, Ralph Schaeffer, Gordon Schoneberg, David Schwartz, Sidney Sharp, Stan Sheldone, Thomas N. Shepard, Ray Siegel, Henry Sigismonti, Louis Singer, Arthur C. Smith, Clark E. Spangler, Julian Spear, Sally Stevens, Dennis St. John, Robert K. Stone,

Anthony Terran Anthony Terran (May 30, 1926 – March 20, 2017) was an American trumpet player and session musician. He was part of the Wrecking Crew, a group of largely uncredited session musicians in Los Angeles, California, who helped famous artists record ...

, Joseph DiTullio, John DeVoogdt, Jackie Ward, Andra Willis, Tibor Zelig *Bob Mitchell's Singing Boys *Burbank Staff *Will Abar - stage man *Jim Atherton - stage man *Donn Fallenbuchel - electrician *Andy MacDonald - recorder *Bill Gernand - recorder *Bill Lambert - maintenance *Tom Beckert - maintenance *Richard Hayden - projectionist *Jim Winfree - record recording administrator *Doc Siegel - mixer

References

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