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- ↑ 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.
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