Can you have the same song on 2 different albums ?

I would like to use the same track on 2 different albums.

For example, one track on the original album and the same track on my own compilation album.

One way would be to make two copies of the track and call them different names.

e.g. Use Somebody1.mp3 and Use Somebody2.mp3, then these two tracks can be added to the library.

But this seems a waste of space.

I have an existing compilation album with odds and sods of my own tracks. But I want to pick and choose a few tracks from other albums and add to my existing compilation album.

I know about playlists but this isnt the ideal solution either, because I have an existing compilation album already and I want the album to be in the main library (i.e. not have to go thru the playlist menu on the iPod).

I just wondered if there was a way of having 2 seperate tracks in iTunes that point to the same file.

Dell, Windows XP Pro, Inspiron 1520

Posted on Mar 29, 2010 11:54 AM

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Mar 29, 2010 1:07 PM in response to Zevoneer

I made a copy of an mp3 file on an existing album and tried to add it as a new file, but it doesnt appear.

Does iTunes look at the tag information and see that the same track is already existing in the library, therefore does not add it ?

The track I tried was Kids by MGMT.

In the library the filename is "02 Kids.mp3" located in \My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Compilations\Misc Rock

I made a copy of this mp3 file on my desktop and called it "Kids_MGMT.mp3"

I added the file to library but the second copy does not appear, even after a refresh and a search.

Mar 29, 2010 3:31 PM in response to sky_rat

sky_rat wrote:
I made a copy of an mp3 file on an existing album and tried to add it as a new file, but it doesnt appear....

I made a copy of this mp3 file on my desktop and called it "Kids_MGMT.mp3"

I added the file to library but the second copy does not appear, even after a refresh and a search.


Find the original library entry and change something in the metadata, e.g. add an Album Artist even if you don't need it. Then go back to the renamed copy and move it into your iTunes folder at an appropriate location, right-click the file, and choose Open With > iTunes. It will immediately show as a separate library entry.

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