Can't add album art to some tracks

Using iTunes 7.4.2 (4)
I have some MP3 files that don't have album art. For some of the albums, I've been able to use iTunes to download the art. For others, I've had to manually copy/paste the art in the Artwork field under the Get Info menu item. But, there are some MP3s that I have that don't have album art and iTunes can't find them. I can go under Get Info and paste some art into the Artwork field (I see it in the field) but when I click OK, it doesn't save. I go back into the Get Info and there's nothing there.
How can I get album art for these tracks?
Also, I have a few tracks that have the Artwork tab under Get Info completely grayed out and I can't select it. How can I activate that feature for these tracks?
Thanks!
Bronson

I am not sure how much use this will be, but for what its worth here is the way I add artwork. I don't drag and drop. I mainly use a widget Amazon Art, this alows you to access the Amazon websight and find the appropriate album cover then add it to the iTunes library, one of the operating options is selscted tracks, which involves you highlighting the album before you click on set as album artwork, which I find more relyable than currently playing track or album.
Slightly more reliable than the widget is to find art work and then copy it (If you use Amazon, its always worth clicking on show larger image of the album). Then select the entire album, in itunes and then use Command (Ctrl on a PC I suspect) and i. This allows you to paste in album art work for the entire album. It has never failed me in the past. One word of warning, be a little careful in editing double albums or various artist albums as it is easy to combine the two albums or make an entire album by a single artist.
Hope you find his of some help

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I converted all the songs to AAC, I ust thought it would help.
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HAHAHAHAHA!
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Oh, Is it? i can't never add album art in my mp3 files without------

Okay let's see i write again cuz my title was abscence some
of words though, ur, my problem? duh~! , this creature
problem is ,urm, in my case, I think NOW ITUNES programmed
cannot able to add any album title which things by
ITUNES Store and Even my computer storage, i've been
so many times tried put the other album of mp3 files.
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from illegal sound files is till good. BUT The matter isnt
this. SO What should we have to do ,what if we creat
album art ourselves? then what? IT isnt illegal ,dont I?
We have right to free of adding a album art by ourselves
AM I RIGHT?
Im rewrriting my point below if my words are lame i guess.
-O Is it? I can't never add Album Art in my IPOD(fifth Ed.)
without registered in Itunes store?
If it isnt so, Tell me more specific techical solution!
I've been also stick around all the threads, hard to find
the correct answer what im struggling with....
Or Plz bring a new edition of 'Itunes' program to us as
light as possible.
Im stupid with still enjoying myself on IPOD even
the problem exists in my ahead
I blaming this because uncool things but loveya much!

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