Clevedon Pier was made after Peter Van Hooke, the founder of the UK label MMC, asked Davis if he would like to record a solo album.

[3] Upon its release, Hi-Fi News & Record Review praised Clevedon Pier as a "soothing package from the multi-talented Davis" and "also a sonic delight".

"[4] The Bristol Evening Post praised the "excellent" album for demonstrating Davis' "broad tastes" by being "tremendously varied, moving easily from classical to Celtic to acoustic and jazz influences".

"[5] The Clevedon Mercury also considered it to "demonstrate Andy's rich inventiveness and diversity of style" and noted that "electronic orchestration blends smoothly with traditional hammer dulcimer, fiddle, mandolin and bass".

[6] John Holt of the Nottingham Evening Post described it as "gentle new age-style stuff" where "traditional and unusual instruments blend on pieces that more often than not simply start, get louder then fade out".