Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow are set to tour together this summer for a string of 27 dates, beginning July 2 in Cincinnati and ending September 3 in Houston.

"We've been talking about doing something like this for a long time," the "Born Free" singer tells Billboard. "You talk about things, and you never know if it's going to come to light, but we've always wanted to tour together."

In addition to the tour, the country rockers are also talking about putting out a special live album of the duets they'll perform throughout the summer.

"[We] have been wanting to do a live record together forever," Kid Rock reveals. "If we do our hits - "Picture" and, if the clouds align and it becomes [a hit], "Collide" - and we do some fun covers we've been doing throughout the years and throw them on an album, that'll be fun to hear."

Sheryl - who joined Kid Rock onstage in Detroit in January to help celebrate his 40th birthday with a three-song set that involved duets and dancing - claims she would do anything for her friend if he needed her.

"Any day, any hour of the day or night, if he calls me I'm totally there," Sheryl says. "I'm such a huge fan of his, and I love the guy. He's a great songwriter, and our collaboration together is always easy. It just works."

Following their crossover hit duet, "Picture," the duo's just-released duet "Collide" is already a Top 5 video on CMT.