Failer

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Failer
Kathleen Edwards Failer.jpg
Studio album by
Released7 September 2002 [1]
Genre Alt-country
Length41:05
Label MapleMusic Recordings
Producer Kathleen 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. [2] The album was originally released independently in early 2002 before being picked up for wider release by MapleMusic Recordings in September, [3] and subsequently for international release by Zoë Records in January 2003. [4]

The album received a Juno Award nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo at the Juno Awards of 2003. [5] 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". [6]

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

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References

  1. LeBlanc, Larry (December 28, 2002). "For Kathleen Edwards, It's Icing On The Cake From Here On Out". Billboard: 20.
  2. Paul Cantin, "Debut CD proves Edwards no Failer". Kingston Whig-Standard , February 9, 2002.
  3. Jason Schneider, "Small town girl finds success through Failer". Waterloo Region Record , September 13, 2002.
  4. Jordan Zivitz, "Canada's rising U.S. star: CD finally noticed. Kathleen Edwards is one to watch". Montreal Gazette , February 1, 2003.
  5. "Juno Award hopeful not yet a household word in home town". Ottawa Citizen , February 15, 2003.
  6. "Here's who is nominated for 2004 Juno awards". Sarnia Observer , April 3, 2004.