Unconditional is the only album by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Clay Davidson

Clay Davidson

Clay Davidson 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...

, released in 2000 on Virgin Records

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 Nashville. Its title track was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

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) charts in 2000. "I Can't Lie to Me" and "Sometimes" were also released from this album, both charting in the Top 30 on the same chart.

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic rated the album three stars, comparing its sound to southern rock

Southern rock

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 on some tracks but saying "there's nothing here that's particularly striking from a creative standpoint." Entertainment Weekly

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critic Alanna Nash

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 rated it B+, comparing Davidson's vocals to Delbert McClinton

Delbert McClinton

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 and calling the album "a tender-tough charmer."

Track listing

1. "Makin' Hay" (Marcus Hummon
   Marcus Hummon
   Marcus Spencer Hummon is an American country music artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records, which released his debut album All...
   
   , Jason Sellers
   Jason Sellers
   Jason Sellers is an American country music artist. After several years of touring the United States in his family's band, Sellers joined the road band of Ricky Skaggs. By 1997, he was signed to a recording contract with BNA Records, for whom he recorded two studio albums: 1997's I'm Your Man and...
   
   ) – 3:05
2. "I Can't Lie to Me" (Casey Beathard
   Casey Beathard
   Casey Beathard is an American country music songwriter. The son of former NFL general manager Bobby Beathard, he has co-written singles for several country music recording artists, including Top Ten singles for Gary Allan, Billy Ray Cyrus, Trace Adkins, and Kenny Chesney...
   
   , Kenny Beard, Clay Davidson) – 3:21
3. "Unconditional
   Unconditional (Clay Davidson song)
   "Unconditional" is the debut single of American country music singer Clay Davidson that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, peaking at #3. It was his most successful hit single to date.-Content:...
   
   " (Rivers Rutherford
   Rivers Rutherford
   Rivers Rutherford is an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has penned several Number One country hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard...
   
   , Deanna Bryant, Liz Hengber
   Liz Hengber
   Liz Hengber is an American songwriter and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. Hengber was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey in 1977. She graduated from the Theatre Department of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in 1981...
   
   ) – 4:00
4. "Plain Ol' Pain" (Tim Nichols
   Tim Nichols
   Tim Nichols Tim Nichols Tim Nichols (born in Portsmouth, Virginia is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since the late 1980s, Nichols has written for several country music singers, including Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina, and Alan Jackson...
   
   , Jimmy Stewart) – 3:07
5. "Sometimes" (Beathard, Beard, C. Davidson) – 3:18
6. "My Best Friend and Me" (C. Davidson) – 2:56
7. "Doghouse Rights" (C. Davidson, Jude Cole
   Jude Cole
   Jude Cole is a manager, record producer and singer/songwriter/guitarist.-Career:Cole's solo records, "Jude Cole", "A View from 3rd Street" and "Start the Car" were released on Warner Bros./Reprise Records, and contained the singles "Baby, It's Tonight", "Time for Letting Go" and "Start the Car"...
   
   ) – 4:22
8. "Come Rain or Shine" (C. Davidson, Johnny Park, David Lee) – 3:22
9. "One More Day" (C. Davidson) – 2:59
10. "What Was I Thinking Of" (Chris Farren, Chuck Jones) – 3:59
11. "We're All Here" (C. Davidson, Frances Davidson, Mark Marchetti) – 4:05

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	33
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	39