Failer | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2002 | |||
Genre | Alt-country | |||
Length | 41:05 | |||
Label | MapleMusic Recordings | |||
Producer | Kathleen Edwards, Dave Draves | |||
Kathleen Edwards chronology | ||||
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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]
All tracks are written by Kathleen Edwards.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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