Clay Davidson (born April 4, 1971) is an American country music artist. He signed to Virgin Records' Nashville division in late 1999. Davidson released his debut album Unconditional on April 11, 2000. Its title track was a top 5 hit for him on the Billboard country charts, and the album produced two more Top 30 hits. Davidson was later transferred to Capitol Records Nashville after Virgin Nashville's lineup was merged into Capitol, although he did not record anything for Capitol and was soon dropped. To date, Unconditional remains his only studio album.
Clay Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1971 |
| Origin | Saltville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1999–2001 (Solo) 2016–present (with Arnold Davidson as Damn Davidsons.) |
| Labels | Virgin Records Nashville Capitol Nashville |
Biography
editClay Davidson was born in Saltville, Virginia to a musical family. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee in search of a record deal.[1] While in Nashville, Davidson won Charlie Daniels' Talent Round-Up show in 1995. Davidson and his wife later moved to Tennessee, and Davidson soon became a demo singer for other artists.[2]
Davidson was later called in to substitute for Michael McDonald at a party for rock artist Jude Cole. While at the party, Cole recommended Davidson to Scott Hendricks, who had just started the Virgin Records Nashville label.[3] Davidson's first album, Unconditional, was released in 2000, producing three hit singles on the country music charts.
In early 2001, Virgin Records announced that it would be closing its Virgin Nashville branch. Virgin's artist roster was transferred to Capitol Nashville. Davidson, however, did not record any albums or singles during his tenure on Capitol and was soon dropped from the label. On July 20, 2001, Davidson and his touring band were involved in a bus accident outside Effingham, Illinois. He and his bandmates suffered only minor cuts and bruises, but several concerts had to be canceled.[4][5]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat | ||
| Unconditional |
|
33 | 39 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[6] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Bubbling | |||
| 2000 | "Unconditional"[A] | 3 | 49 | — | Unconditional |
| "I Can't Lie to Me" | 26 | — | 17 | ||
| 2001 | "Sometimes" | 21 | — | 12 | |
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Unconditional" | Eric Welch |
| "I Can't Lie to Me" | ||
| "Sometimes"[7] | Stephen Shepherd |
References
edit- ^ allmusic ((( Clay Davidson > Biography )))
- ^ Patterson, Jim (July 12, 2000). "Southern Rocker Scores With Ballad". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ Flippo, Chet (February 26, 2000). "Virgin Nashville's Clay Davidson achieves 'Unconditional' radio hit". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ CMT.com : Clay Davidson : Davidson Is Unconditionally OK
- ^ CMT.com : Clay Davidson : Clay Davidson on the Mend
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Clay Davidson : Sometimes". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.[dead link]