How do I show album artist in get info?

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How do I show album artist in get info?

I have an audiobook that is split into two files, Part 1 and Part 2. One of these files shows the album artist in the Details panel of Get Info, while the other doesn't. Apart from having different chapter names, these files appear identical in Get Info. The problem is that they now have different album artists, and therefore, don't combine as a single album in iTunes. I need to change the inaccessible Album Artist info to match the one I can access. Does anyone know how to do this?

Paul.

Windows 7

Posted on Apr 25, 2015 6:17 AM

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Answer 1

hhgttg27

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Apr 25, 2015 4:07 PM in response to cplloyd42

You have to use a workaround due to iTunes 12's filtering of metadata elements by media kind:

select both parts of the audiobook, right-click > Get Info
on the Options tab, change the media kind to Music - don't click OK
switch to the Details tab, update the Album Artist field as required
go back to the Options tab, reset the media kind to Audiobook - click OK

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cplloyd42 Author

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Apr 25, 2015 4:13 PM in response to hhgttg27

Thank you very much, hhgttg27. A succinct and correct answer. I have made the changes as you suggested and I now have a single book/album with two parts instead of two separate part-books.

One thing puzzles me, though. This latest version of iTunes now has a Narrator field in the Details page, but I cannot put anything into it. Weird!...

Paul.

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hhgttg27

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Apr 25, 2015 4:35 PM in response to cplloyd42

The narrator field is available for use by Audiobook publishers. Some (but by no means all) of the Audiobook I've bought from Audible include this, and I assume that this will also be the case for those acquired from the iTunes Store.

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cplloyd42 Author

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Apr 25, 2015 4:39 PM in response to hhgttg27

Thanks again, hhgttg27. So it's a display field only. It's somewhat confusing in that you are able to click in the field, suggesting that it's editable. I guess I'll just have to shake my head in bemusement. I was hoping to use this field for the narrator, instead of the Album Artist field.

Paul.

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hhgttg27

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Apr 25, 2015 4:45 PM in response to cplloyd42

You can always use Apple's feedback page to suggest that they change this to a user-editable field.

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