tracks in same album split into different "albums"

See Grouping tracks into albums.

tt2

The problem is not on my computer.. all the songs are in 1 album on my computer but on my phone it stays in seperate albums.

Sure, but the article explains how the same tags can sometimes give different results in iTunes or on a device and what to do to make things consistent. If you give me an album title I can give you specific advice that might help.

tt2

I bought some songs from the Deluxe version and some from the regular version and found no point in buying the same songs again so I just combined the albums which was no problem. Track #1 "The a Team" was also in a seperate album so I put it in there as well.

This is where I start getting irritated. Now when I go on my phone..

Everything is seperated.. I know it's not a big deal but it bothers me so much. Please help

The cloud symbol shows that none of the tracks are stored on the phone so what you see is the original store metadata. If you connect the phone to iTunes and sync those tracks to the phone they should merge. That said if either iTunes or the device are showing store content there is a risk that they may display the original store metadata rather than the users own tag details. Signing out of the store and then back in again usually fixes this.

tt2

I saved same name for both Album and album artist and it is done.

rajabrs wrote:

I saved same name for both Album and album artist and it is done.

Did you mean Artist and Album Artist?

Since Ria777 posted this thread nearly 4 years ago I doubt they are still waiting on a solution... 😉

tt2

Nope, 'Album' and 'Album Artist'. Each track in an album can have different Artist. But for the tracks to be in same album, these two fields must be same. I dont understand why Album Artist is a mandatory field. Funny.

I read your post as suggesting, if unintentionally, that for each track you would have the same value for Album and Album Artist.

Album Artist isn't mandatory provied there is a common value for Artist for all tracks of the same album. If there are different values for Artist they can be linked together with Album Artist. If the tracks are destined for a non-iOS Apple device then you also want a common Artist, or to set Part of a Compilation to Yes.

All this and more at Grouping tracks into albums.

tt2

Awesome fix man, good work and thank-you!

o Delete album and hide in icloud

o Go into account (top left in iTunes)

o Click 'Manage' under Hidden purchases and unhide

o Redownload

Should have one complete album now.

The original post was four and a half years ago. Your post may be a little late, and would also only help with purchases from the iTunes store. A thorough approach is given at Grouping tracks into albums.

tt2

I posted now because I recently had the issue come up. Using the grouping tracks into the same album method for this particular problem is not the right approach. You should not have to manually edit album information for things purchased through iTunes. My method is the right one. It allows the device to re-download and organize on its own instead of forcing it.

If you wanted to edit album information that came from outside of the iTunes store then the other method is correct.

We can agree to differ, but the iTunes Store doesn't always set the metadata in a way that works best with the iTunes application and all Apple devices, or that suits the end user's wants. Ideally deleting and redownloading wouldn't be needed either. Sadly iTunes doesn't have a method for dragging one or more tracks to an existing album as, for example, Windows Media Player does.

tt2

Thanks, my issue was fixed by that article. I also wonder if it's due to 'acquiring' different album tracks from 'different places/sources'...who knows what meta data comes along for the ride when you 'find' music from the wilds of the internet. I don't get any of these issues from ripping my own CDs or purchasing music from reputable sources. Thanks for the tips.