According to Billboard.com, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler's debut solo album, "We're All Somebody From Somewhere", has entered Billboard's Top Country Albums chart at No. 1 with first-week sales of 17,000 copies, according to Nielsen Music. On the all-genre, consumption-based Billboard 200, it starts at No. 19, with 18,000 equivalent album units.
"We're All Somebody From Somewhere" arived on July 15 via Big Machine Label Group's Dot Records.
The AEROSMITH frontman appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
and spoke about the album, explaining: "I headed down to Nashville last
spring to start working on this project, wrote some kick-ass songs with
some of Music City's finest songwriters."
He added: "Country music is the new rock 'n' roll. It's not just
about porches, dogs and kicking your boots up. It's a whole lot more.
It's about being real."
Tyler co-produced "We're All Somebody From Somewhere" with such heavyweights as T Bone Burnett, Dan Huff, Marti Fredriksen and Jaren Johnston.
Tyler spoke about the strength of the new material, telling Rolling Stone:
"I believe y'all are gonna listen to this stuff and you're gonna agree
with me that it fell from a star. I had nothing to do with this shit,
it's just Nashville. There's something so magical about this town and me
writing with all these people."
"We're All Somebody From Somewhere" track listing:
01. "My Own Worst Enemy" (Steven Tyler, Brad Warren, Brett Warren)
02. "We're All Somebody From Somewhere" (Steven Tyler, Jaren Johnston)
03. "Hold On (Won’t Let Go)" (Steven Tyler, Jason Boyd, Jared Gutstadt, Jeff Peters)
04. "It Ain’t Easy" (Steven Tyler, Cary Barlowe, Nathan Barlowe, Hillary Lindsey)
05. "Love Is Your Name" (Lindsey Lee, Eric Paslay)
06. "I Make My Own Sunshine" (Alyssa Bonagura)
07. "Gypsy Girl" (Steven Tyler, Ross Copperman, David Hodges)
08. "Somebody New" (Steven Tyler, Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges)
09. "Only Heaven" (Steven Tyler, Rhett Akins, Chris DeStefano)
10. "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly & Me" (Steven Tyler, Brad Warren, Brett Warren)
11. "Red, White & You" (Steven Tyler, Nathan Barlowe, Levi Hummon, Jon Vella)
12. "Sweet Louisiana" (Steven Tyler, Cary Barlowe, Nathan Barlowe, Hillary Lindsey)
13. "What Am I Doin' Right?" (Steven Tyler, Brad Warren, Brett Warren)
14. "Janie's Got A Gun" (Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton)
15. "Piece Of My Heart" (with THE LOVING MARY BAND) (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy)
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