Ria777
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Q: tracks in same album split into different "albums"

currently, I have a couple of different individual albums split into different albums.

examples: one track of Desertshore by Nico (which has only one disc) "belongs" to a different album, according to iTunes. (it also has a slightly different automatically retrieved album cover.) similarly, +The Madcap Laughs+ (which also has just one disc) by Syd Barrett has gotten split up into two albums. (again, with slightly different album covers.) other albums have the same problem.

I have tried going to Get Data and methodically making sure that the data matches and it still doesn't work. I have tried deleting all the info about individual tracks and still iTunes remembers the metadata. maddening! what can I do about this?

note that I have tried using iTunes 10's feature where you can edit all information in an album at once. a good feature, but it can't merge albums. manually dragging and dropping in and out of folders also does help, of course.

2.4 GHZ MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.4), using iTunes 10

Posted on Sep 2, 2010 4:13 PM

by turingtest2,Solvedanswer
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A:
See http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp

tt2

Posted on Sep 2, 2010 5:09 PM

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  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Mar 21, 2015 10:56 AM in response to tgwaste-
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    Mar 21, 2015 10:56 AM in response to tgwaste-

    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

  • by jbfromredfern,

    jbfromredfern jbfromredfern Apr 25, 2015 3:49 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Apr 25, 2015 3:49 PM in response to turingtest2

    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.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Apr 25, 2015 4:48 PM in response to jbfromredfern
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    Apr 25, 2015 4:48 PM in response to jbfromredfern

    You're welcome.

     

    tt2

  • by pageraci,

    pageraci pageraci May 8, 2015 12:57 PM in response to rajabrs
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    May 8, 2015 12:57 PM in response to rajabrs

    This fixed it for me.  Thanks so much.  This problem has been annoying me for years.  Excellent fix.

  • by RedBannana,

    RedBannana RedBannana Jun 24, 2015 12:16 PM in response to Ria777
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    Jun 24, 2015 12:16 PM in response to Ria777

    If you want to merge multiple albums that have split due to having different artist:

    Select the split albums

    Right click and select “Get Info”

    Select “Album is a compilation of songs by various artists” next to “Compilation” category

    Click OK to save

  • by boogy75,

    boogy75 boogy75 Jun 26, 2015 4:19 PM in response to RedBannana
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    Jun 26, 2015 4:19 PM in response to RedBannana

    My problem with albums being split up has nothing to do with compilations.  Albums that are from only 1 artist are being split up into multiple albums and even having a different artist given too them.  I go on my itunes on my computer to check to see if somehow they got messed up and the albums are all the way they're suppose to be.  I just don't know how to fix them it's really annoying.  Here's an example of how some albums are being listed on my phone.  Madonna Celebration 34 tracks by her- 1 track by Rammstein (Beautiful Stranger)  and 1 track by Drill (Who's that girl).  But on my computer they're all listed as Madonna being the artist.  Please help this is SOOOOO annoying.

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Jun 26, 2015 4:36 PM in response to boogy75
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    Jun 26, 2015 4:36 PM in response to boogy75

    boogy75 wrote:

    But on my computer they're all listed as Madonna being the artist.  Please help this is SOOOOO annoying.

    On all songs, make sure the Artist is ONLY Madonna.

    Also, Album Artist is Madonna

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jun 26, 2015 4:49 PM in response to boogy75
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    Jun 26, 2015 4:49 PM in response to boogy75

    If the library on the device is corrupt take the following steps:

    1. Backup the device.
    2. Restore as a new device.
    3. Restore the backup you made earlier.

     

    tt2

  • by Michael Duffy1,

    Michael Duffy1 Michael Duffy1 Jun 26, 2015 6:57 PM in response to boogy75
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    Jun 26, 2015 6:57 PM in response to boogy75

    Take a look over in the iTunes Match forum.  I think something's wrong with iCloud.  This afternoon, my library exploded.  All looks well on my Mac, but all my Devices and the ATV show the same nonsense with respect to album splits and artists.  Something's happened... and it's not good.  I hope it can be fixed or reset.

  • by aparmley79,

    aparmley79 aparmley79 Jun 27, 2015 6:47 AM in response to Ed91
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    Jun 27, 2015 6:47 AM in response to Ed91

    @Ed91 - Fast forward 5 years and this solution still works. Thank you!

  • by LinzeePanda,

    LinzeePanda LinzeePanda Jul 19, 2015 6:57 PM in response to Ed91
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    Jul 19, 2015 6:57 PM in response to Ed91

    Here we are at version 12.2 and this was the fix!

  • by maggz_wu,

    maggz_wu maggz_wu Aug 28, 2015 10:45 PM in response to bsteed
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    Aug 28, 2015 10:45 PM in response to bsteed

    You are an absolute legend! Thank you! It was annoying my OCD before!

  • by gpje,

    gpje gpje Sep 5, 2015 1:42 AM in response to operator101
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    Sep 5, 2015 1:42 AM in response to operator101

    I changed the capitalization on a artist's name for several albums, for consistency, using "get info" for each album in turn; itunes split each of those albums into two, and nothing I tried fixed things until I foundd and tried this 'add/delete space' idea. So ... thanks.

  • by Ewizobeth,

    Ewizobeth Ewizobeth Oct 11, 2015 11:43 PM in response to gpje
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    Oct 11, 2015 11:43 PM in response to gpje

    I just got off the phone with Apple, and “Frank” had a quick fix that works great.  I wrote it down here, if anyone wants to use it.  It is a very simple solution that does not require a high level of comprehension regarding iTunes album organization.

     

    HOW TO MERGE AN ALBUM THAT HAS BEEN SPLIT:

     

    Search “MY MUSIC", using “ARTISTS” to locate the split album.  When listed by artist, the split album listings are shown consecutively, one right next to the other. 

     

    Highlight the first song of the first album and then SHIFT/HIGHLIGHT to include the last song of the album to be merged.

     

    Right click on highlighted area and select “GET INFO.”  Ignore prompt regarding multiple items.  “Get Info” will immediately show the correct screen by default, which is the “DETAILS" screen. 

     

    The line item, “ALBUM” will be listed as “mixed.”  Change this to the correct name of the album.

     

    Select OK

     

    The screen will rearrange its presentation and merge the split albums into a single album, showing the separated songs in their correct position.

  • by juansendoh,

    juansendoh juansendoh Nov 3, 2015 11:30 AM in response to bsteed
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    Nov 3, 2015 11:30 AM in response to bsteed

    Wow, didn't know that's all I had to do. I've been having this problem for awhile now but not anymore haha.

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