Failer
Studio album by
Released2002
GenreAlt-country
Length41:05
LabelMapleMusic Recordings
ProducerKathleen Edwards, Dave Draves
Kathleen Edwards chronology
Building 55
(1999)
Failer
(2002)
Back to Me
(2005)

Failer is the debut full-length studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards, released in 2002.[1] The album was originally released independently in early 2002 before being picked up for wider release by MapleMusic Recordings in September,[2] and subsequently for international release by Zoë Records in January 2003.[3]

The album received a Juno Award nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo at the Juno Awards of 2003.[4] The following year, Edwards was nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004, for the songs "Six O'Clock News", "Hockey Skates" and "Mercury".[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kathleen Edwards

No.TitleLength
1."Six O'Clock News"4:36
2."One More Song the Radio Won't Like"4:25
3."Hockey Skates"4:28
4."The Lone Wolf"4:55
5."12 Bellevue"3:43
6."Mercury"3:32
7."Westby"2:27
8."Maria"3:46
9."National Steel"4:52
10."Sweet Little Duck"4:28

References

  1. Paul Cantin, "Debut CD proves Edwards no Failer". Kingston Whig-Standard, February 9, 2002.
  2. Jason Schneider, "Small town girl finds success through Failer". Waterloo Region Record, September 13, 2002.
  3. Jordan Zivitz, "Canada's rising U.S. star: CD finally noticed. Kathleen Edwards is one to watch". Montreal Gazette, February 1, 2003.
  4. "Juno Award hopeful not yet a household word in home town". Ottawa Citizen, February 15, 2003.
  5. "Here's who is nominated for 2004 Juno awards". Sarnia Observer, April 3, 2004.
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