The Passion Of The Christ Inspires Scott Stapp And The Tea Party's Debut Single

How can a movie that only featured traditional music spawn not one, but two albums of popular music?

For some, at least, Jesus Christ is a pretty big source of inspiration. When The Passion Of The Christ was released this spring, Mel Gibson sanctioned a CD called The Passion Of The Christ: Songs Inspired By, which featured previously recorded songs by people like Nick Cave, Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.

Now, to coincide with the DVD release of the epic film, Mel has lined up a second, more current disc called The Passion Of The Christ: Songs. The first single and most newsworthy contribution to the disc will be the debut solo song from former Creed singer Scott Stapp and his hired back-up band, The Tea Party.

According to MTV.com, Stapp's song "Relearn Love" wasn't actually written about Mel Gibson's movie (rather, he used it to exercise his feelings about his divorce and the break-up of Creed), but he claims that the film taught him how to love again. The song will act as the new album's first single.

The record also marks the return of Lauryn Hill, who'll contribute "The Passion," which, other than a song she posted on her website earlier this year, is the first new material from Hill since her 2002 MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 album. The album will hit stores on August 31.

In the meantime, here's a full tracklisting:
Third Day, Steven Curtis Chapman and Mercy Me "I See Love"
Scott Stapp (featuring The Tea Party) "Relearn Love"
P.O.D. "Truly Amazing"
Brad Paisley and Sara Evans "New Again"
Big Dismal "Rainy Day"
Lauryn Hill "The Passion"
Kirk Franklin (featuring Yolanda Adams) "How Many Lashes"
MxPx (featuring Mark Hoppus) "The Empire"
Charlotte Church "Finding My Own Way"
Bebe Winans and Angie Stone "Miracle Of Love"
Dan Lavery "To Give Love"Big Dismal "Reason I Live"