Failer

Failer
Studio album by
Kathleen Edwards
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2002
GenreAlt-country
Length41:05
LabelMapleMusic Recordings
ProducersKathleen 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. The album was originally released independently in early 2002 before being picked up for wider release by MapleMusic Recordings in September, and subsequently for international release by Zoë Records in January 2003.

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

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

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 82
Dutch Alternative Albums (Alternative Top 30) 8
UK Country Albums (Official Charts)10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 20

References

  1. ↑ LeBlanc, Larry (December 28, 2002). "For Kathleen Edwards, It's Icing On The Cake From Here On Out". Billboard. p. 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.
  7. ↑ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. February 27, 2003. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kathleen Edwards – Failer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart on 16/2/2003 – Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kathleen Edwards Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2026.