'One Tree Hill' Sprouts Soundtrack, Tour

01/15/2005 10:58 PM, Reuters
Carla Hay

The WB drama series "One Tree Hill" has spawned a soundtrack and tour.

The 14-song album, due Jan. 25 on Maverick/Warner Sunset Records, features tracks from Gavin DeGraw , Sheryl Crow , Travis, Keane and Jimmy Eat World.

The Wreckers (a duo consisting of Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp), Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Lenz (a co-star of "One Tree Hill") also appear on the soundtrack. Together, the three acts will embark on a monthlong U.S. tour beginning in February.

The soundtrack has several exclusive songs, including DeGraw's live version of "I Don't Want to Be" (the show's theme song), Crow's acoustic take on "The First Cut Is the Deepest," the Wreckers' "The Good Kind" and the Hilton/Lenz duet "When the Stars Go Blue."

The acts will perform Jan. 25 on MTV's "Total Request Live." ("One Tree Hill" co-star Hilarie Burton is also an MTV VJ.)

In addition, the Wreckers and Hilton will appear in the Feb. 8 episode of "One Tree Hill," and Fuse will air "Celebrity Tastemaker: One Tree Hill" Jan. 24.

Ratings for "One Tree Hill" have continued to grow since its 2003 debut. According to Nielsen Media Research, the series has averaged 4.7 million U.S. viewers per episode for the 2004-05 season to date, compared with an episode average of 3.5 million viewers for last season.

Warner Home Video will release the DVD set "One Tree Hill: The Complete First Season" Jan. 25.

Another WB series, the drama "Summerland," also will release a soundtrack. The 10-song collection, due March 22 on Treadstone Records/Image Entertainment, will feature tracks from New Found Glory, Steve Plunkett, Bowling for Soup, Collective Soul and the All-American Rejects.

Reuters/Billboard