Plutonium Glow

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
 * 1) "Life on a Distant Star" – 4:12
 * 2) "Plutonium Glow" – 3:58
 * 3) "Peculiar" – 3:50
 * 4) "Make Believe" – 3:53
 * 5) "Lightening" – 1:55
 * 6) "Zero G" – 4:18
 * 7) "Mouth to Mouth" – 3:59
 * 8) "Red Dawn" – 3:04
 * 9) "Cherries in the Snow" – 3:41
 * 10) "Flower of My Fears" – 2:03
 * 11) "How Far" – 3:50
 * 12) "Visions of You" – 4:01
 * 13) "Truth Remains" – 2:56
 * 14) "Back to the World" – 5:58

1998 Oxygen Music re-release
 * 1) "Alive" – 4:09
 * 2) "Make Believe" – 3:51
 * 3) "Peculiar" – 3:49
 * 4) "Back to the World" – 5:57
 * 5) "Life on a Distant Star" – 4:12
 * 6) "Zero G" – 4:18
 * 7) "Mouth to Mouth" – 3:59
 * 8) "Truth Remains" – 2:54
 * 9) "Lightening" – 1:53
 * 10) "Plutonium Glow" – 3:58
 * 11) "Flower of My Fears" – 2:02
 * 12) "Cherries in the Snow" – 3:42
 * 13) "How Far" – 3:49
 * 14) "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