Failer

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{{Infobox album

| name = Failer

| type = studio

| artist = Kathleen Edwards

| cover = Kathleen Edwards Failer.jpg

| alt =

| released = 7 September 2002{{cite magazine |last1=LeBlanc |first1=Larry |title=For Kathleen Edwards, It's Icing On The Cake From Here On Out |magazine=Billboard |date=December 28, 2002 |page=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RA0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Kathleen+Edwards+six+o%27clock+news&pg=PA20}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Alt-country

| length = 41:05

| label = MapleMusic Recordings

| producer = Kathleen Edwards, Dave Draves

| prev_title = Building 55

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Back to Me

| next_year = 2005

}}

Failer is the debut full-length studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards, released in 2002.Paul Cantin, "Debut CD proves Edwards no Failer". Kingston Whig-Standard, February 9, 2002. The album was originally released independently in early 2002 before being picked up for wider release by MapleMusic Recordings in September,Jason Schneider, "Small town girl finds success through Failer". Waterloo Region Record, September 13, 2002. and subsequently for international release by Zoë Records in January 2003.Jordan Zivitz, "Canada's rising U.S. star: CD finally noticed. Kathleen Edwards is one to watch". Montreal Gazette, February 1, 2003.

The album received a Juno Award nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo at the Juno Awards of 2003."Juno Award hopeful not yet a household word in home town". Ottawa Citizen, February 15, 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"."Here's who is nominated for 2004 Juno awards". Sarnia Observer, April 3, 2004.