Tracklist
| A1 | Woman You're Drivin' Me Mad | 5:09 |
| A2 | The Gifted | 4:47 |
| A3 | Friends And Lovers | 5:44 |
| A4 | Ego Mania Mambo | 5:05 |
| B1 | Fortune Hunter | 6:25 |
| B2 | Ship Of Fools | 5:59 |
| B3 | Passionist | 7:33 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – Baby'O Recorders
- Mixed At – Soundcastle
- Mixed At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Kathleen Covert
- Bass – Abraham Laboriel
- Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Ceferino "Sonny" Abelardo*, Pamela Hope Lobue
- Drums – Edward "Sonny" Emory II*
- Engineer [Assistant] – Glenn D. Kurtz*
- Engineer, Mixed By – F. Byron Clark
- Guitar – Dean Parks
- Guitar [Solo] – Rick Zunigar (tracks: B2)
- Keyboards, Producer, Piano – Joe Sample
- Liner Notes – William Shakespeare
- Marimba [Solo] – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: A4)
- Mixed By [Assistant] – Liz Cluse
- Percussion – Lenny Castro
- Photography By – Mindas
- Producer – Wilton Felder
- Synthesizer [Programming] – Dr. George Shaw*
- Trumpet [Muted Trumpet] – Sal Marquez (tracks: A2)
- Trumpet [Solo] – Sal Marquez (tracks: B1)
- Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: B3)
- Voice – Jim Gilstrap (tracks: A1), Kathy Brown (tracks: A1), Michael Tompkins (tracks: A1), Von Frajjette (tracks: A1)
- Written-By – Joe Sample
Notes
Clear cassette in clear case.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 076732597842
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254 739-1 | Joe Sample | Roles (LP, Album) | MCA Records | 254 739-1 | Germany | 1987 |
| MCFC 3371 | Joe Sample | Roles (Cass, Album) | MCA Records | MCFC 3371 | UK | 1987 |
| MCF 3371 | Joe Sample | Roles (LP, Album) | MCA Records | MCF 3371 | UK | 1987 |
| MCA-3539 | Joe Sample | Roles (LP, Album) | MCA Records | MCA-3539 | Venezuela | 1987 |
| P-13494 | Joe Sample | Roles (LP, Album, Promo) | MCA Records | P-13494 | Japan | 1987 |
