Failer

Failer
Studio album by Kathleen Edwards
Released	7 September 2002[1]
Genre	Alt-country
Length	41:05
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.	Title	Length
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. 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.