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Q: Not all songs from CD import to iTunes

When I am importing songs from a purchased, valid audio CD, some songs do not import and do not show up under that album in iTunes.  This happens with some CDs and not with others.  Any ideas?

 

Also, I have one that I imported and it "cut it in two" - that being some of the songs show as an album with about 8 of the total 10 songs and I get the same album picture and artist with the other two songs.  Anyway to combine these?

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), OS 10.10.5

Posted on Mar 10, 2016 7:40 PM

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  • by pedro d,

    pedro d pedro d Mar 12, 2016 7:57 AM in response to oconnork
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    Mar 12, 2016 7:57 AM in response to oconnork

    Hello there, oconnork.

     

     

     

    It seems you're not seeing some tracks from an imported CD showing in your iTunes library on your Mac and being split as different albums even though they are from the same CD. It may be that the content is in your library and it's just not showing in your library. For that the following Knowledge Base article offers up some good troubleshooting:

     

     

     

    If you don‘t see your content after you update iTunes

     

     

     

    Before following the steps below, make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes.

    1. Quit iTunes.
    2. Go to the iTunes folder that contains the iTunes library files:
      Mac: From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, choose Go > Home. Open the Music folder, then open the iTunes folder.
      Windows: Navigate to \Users\username\Music\iTunes\.
    3. Drag the iTunes Library.itl file to your Desktop.
    4. In the iTunes folder, open the Previous iTunes Libraries folder.
    5. Find the file named iTunes Library YYYY-MM-DD where YYYY-MM-DD is the date you updated iTunes (Year-Month-Day).
    6. Copy this file to the iTunes folder (the enclosing folder).
    7. Rename the copied file iTunes Library.
    8. Open iTunes.

    You should now see your missing content in iTunes.

    Any changes that you made to your library after the date you updated (step 6, above), such as new playlists that you created or songs that you added, might be missing.

     

    Learn more

     

     

     

    Additionally, in regards to the split album, this article has some great recommendations as well:

     

     

     

    Why aren‘t songs with the same album art grouped together?

     

     

     

    Music you have in your iTunes Library can be organized by Albums, but songs you might expect to show up in the same album might sometimes appear to be from different albums.

    There are three reasons why songs from the same album might not be grouped together:

    1. The album names might differ slightly.
    2. The album might be a compilation, meaning that songs from the album might have different artists.
    3. Some songs on the album might have different album artists.

    If the album names differ slightly

    Slight variations in the spacing, spelling, or punctuation of an album name can cause iTunes to think the two songs are from separate albums. For example, one album name might have an extra space in it that the actual album name doesn't.

    To make sure that all of the songs that are from the same album have the exact same album name, follow the steps below:

    1. Select all of the songs that should be on the same album.
    2. Mac: From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, choose File > Get Info.
      Windows: Press the Control and B keys on your keyboard to turn on the iTunes menu bar. Choose File > Get Info. Learn more about menus in iTunes for Windows.
    3. In the "Are you sure you want to edit information for multiple items? " message that appears, click Edit Items.
    4. In the box next to "album," type the correct album name.
    5. Click OK.

    If the album is a compilation

    If an album is a compilation, and includes songs from multiple artists, iTunes might display the songs as being from separate albums.

    To mark these songs as part of a compilation, follow the steps below:

    1. Select all of the songs that belong in the compilation.
    2. Mac: From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, choose File > Get Info.
      Windows: Press the Control and B keys on your keyboard to turn on the iTunes menu bar. Choose File > Get Info. Learn more about menus in iTunes for Windows.
    3. In the "Are you sure you want to edit information for multiple items? " message that appears, click Edit Items.
    4. Click the box next to "Album is a compilation of songs by various artists." A check mark appears.
    5. Click OK.

     

    If songs have different album artists

    If albums include songs by multiple album artists, iTunes might display the songs as being from separate albums. To assign a primary artist name for an album that includes songs by several artists, follow the steps below:

    1. Select all of the songs that should have the same album artist.
    2. Mac: From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, choose File > Get Info.
      Windows: Press the Control and B keys on your keyboard to turn on the iTunes menu bar. Choose File > Get Info.
      Learn more about menus in iTunes for Windows.
    3. In the "Are you sure you want to edit information for multiple items? " message that appears, click Edit Items.
    4. In the box next to "album artist," type the album artist that you want all of the songs to have (for example, James Newton Howard).
    5. Click OK.

     

     

     

    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

     

     

     

    Kind Regards.