Plutonium Glow is a 1997 studio album by American vocalist Vanessa Daou that was re-released in 1998. The album was an early example of Internet-based marketing for music and has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Stanton Swihart writing that "Plutonium Glow... while still intensely sweaty, shifts its focus to the stars" and "Daou has a voice like a feather that literally floats off into the crisp night air, leaving the listener with a sweet but sometimes sorrowful aftertaste". A review in Billboard calling this a "fine" album that "meld[s] sensual, often enlightening lyrics with smooth, warmly ambient dance grooves". A 2022 review from Imran Khan of PopMatters of the 1998 re-release edition of this album stated that this album was influential on subsequent rave music culture and he praised the music's "subtle change in dynamics" and "coolly-mannered, thoughtful, and thought-provoking poetry".
Track listing All songs written by Peter Daou and Vanessa Daou.
1997 Handprint Entertainment release "Life on a Distant Star" – 4:12 "Plutonium Glow" – 3:58 "Peculiar" – 3:50 "Make Believe" – 3:53 "Lightening" – 1:55 "Zero G" – 4:18 "Mouth to Mouth" – 3:59 "Red Dawn" – 3:04 "Cherries in the Snow" – 3:41 "Flower of My Fears" – 2:03 "How Far" – 3:50 "Visions of You" – 4:01 "Truth Remains" – 2:56 "Back to the World" – 5:58
1998 Oxygen Music re-release "Alive" – 4:09 "Make Believe" – 3:51 "Peculiar" – 3:49 "Back to the World" – 5:57 "Life on a Distant Star" – 4:12 "Zero G" – 4:18 "Mouth to Mouth" – 3:59 "Truth Remains" – 2:54 "Lightening" – 1:53 "Plutonium Glow" – 3:58 "Flower of My Fears" – 2:02 "Cherries in the Snow" – 3:42 "How Far" – 3:49 "Red Dawn" – 3:05
Personnel Vanessa Daou – vocals, artwork, design, art direction, executive production Peter Daou – mixing, production Deena Del Zotto – photography Rick Essig – mastering at Frankford/Wayne, New York City, New York, United States MarkArt – graphics Craig Roseberry – executive production
See also List of 1997 albums List of 1998 albums
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