Tell Us about an Album That Took a Long Time to Grow on You


I'd love to hear about records you own that left you cold or disappointed when you first heard them but really grew on you with time. I'll give two examples.
The first is Paul Simon's collaboration with Brian Eno from 2006 entitled "Surprise." I really, really disliked it at first – so much of it felt to me like noise. But over time, I came to appreciate it.
The second is Donald Fagen's "Sunken Condos." I am such a huge fan of him and Steely Dan that I was shocked by how little affection I felt for that record when I first heard it. Now, the better part of two years later, there are songs on the album that I can't get enough of. Strange how this happens…
Your examples?
rebbi

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fourwnds, I didn't initially care for Workingman's Dead--I came to like every tune on the LP. 

bdp24, I liked your Big Pink post.  I took to that album immediately.  I was familiar with some of the tunes from the radio but didn't know who did them and was pleasantly surprised to find them on the new LP I was spinning.  BTW, I once played a couple of tunes with Bobby Fuller's drummer.  He was a hometown buddy of our drummer, ex-Mother Jimmy Carl Black. I had actually forgotten about that experience until I read your post about the bassist, so thanks for that!
Dionne Warwick's Greatest Hits--not something I cared for at the time it came out, but in recent years I have come to find that I love the combination of her voice with the Bacharach/David songs, the arrangements and the production.