iTunes sorting, Artist vs. Album Artist vs. Sort options
I still can't quite wrap my head on how iTunes handles sorting and how I want it to sort.
For example, the Back to the Future soundrack. Many tracks with various artists. I use the 3 column view of genre/artist/album exclusively, and I'd like to keep it uncluttered as possible. I'd rather not have many artists with just one song, but I still think it is important that the single artist be listed. What I want is for the whole album to be sorted under "Back to the Future" as artist in the 3 column view, but if I did a search for Huey Lewis, Power of Love would come up.
I guess I don't understand how to use Artist, Album Artist, and the sort fields to my advantage when importing. Any thoughts I would appreciate.
For example, the Back to the Future soundrack. Many tracks with various artists. I use the 3 column view of genre/artist/album exclusively, and I'd like to keep it uncluttered as possible. I'd rather not have many artists with just one song, but I still think it is important that the single artist be listed. What I want is for the whole album to be sorted under "Back to the Future" as artist in the 3 column view, but if I did a search for Huey Lewis, Power of Love would come up.
I guess I don't understand how to use Artist, Album Artist, and the sort fields to my advantage when importing. Any thoughts I would appreciate.
iMac G5 1.8, Mac OS X (10.4.10), iTunes 7.3.2