Migration (The Amboy Dukes album)

Migration
Studio album by The Amboy Dukes
Released	1969
Length	36:11
Label	Mainstream
The Amboy Dukes chronology
Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968) Migration (1969) Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom (1970)

Migration is the third studio album by The Amboy Dukes. It was released in 1969 on Mainstream Records.

Composition

AllMusic has suggested that Migration reflects a stronger influence from Ted Nugent's input than the previous Amboy Dukes albums, citing the lack of drug influence in the lyrics due to Nugent's anti-drug stance, and the lack of a "spaced-out follow-up" to "Journey to the Center of the Mind", the band's biggest hit. The band also took a more eclectic approach to composition on Migration. "I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent" is a cover of a song by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Migration received a "cold" reception upon release. In a retrospective review, AllMusic said that the album was "more ambitious" than Journey to the Center of the Mind and that Migration "might be the better of the two discs, if not the best of the Amboy Dukes' career."

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Migration"	Ted Nugent	6:21
2.	"Prodigal Man"	Nugent	9:09
3.	"For His Namesake"	Steve Farmer	4:39
Total length:			19:52

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent"	Morris Levy	2:03
5.	"Good Natured Emma"	Nugent	4:48
6.	"Inside the Outside"	Farmer	3:36
7.	"Shades of Green and Grey"	Farmer	3:19
8.	"Curb Your Elephant"	Andy Solomon	4:02
9.	"Loaded for Bear"	Nugent	3:17
Total length:			20:29

Personnel

• Rusty Day – lead vocals, percussion
• Ted Nugent – lead vocals, lead guitar, percussion
• Steve Farmer – rhythm guitar, vocals, strings
• Andy Solomon – keyboards, vocals, horns, percussion, strings
• Greg Arama – bass, bass vocals, percussion
• Dave Palmer – drums, percussion