"The first day in the studio I recorded a song that became my first single," says the singer, "and if 'Love is Your Name', then Nashville's my new girlfriend. I guess you could call that Beginner's Luck."

The rocker announced his intent to record a country album during a Twitter Q&A last October. "Country, to me, has always been oversimplified, by an accent, a truck, cowboy boots, a dirt road, a back porch," Tyler tells USA Today. "But I think it's more about freedom and pride and hard work and the girl. And knowing everybody's first name in town, you know? There were 1,200 people in my town when I grew up. That, to me, is country."

Tyler will join Aerosmith for the Blue Army Tour, with summer dates set to start June 13 in Glendale, Arizona�.after that, he'll return to Nashville to work on his debut solo album.