Dashed circle symbol next to songs.

I put 4 albums on my computer from Google Play. Added them to ITunes and then synced with IPod Touch. 2 albums transferred no problem, other 2 show up with dashed circle symbol next to the songs and they aren't really on my IPod. I accidentally deleted one of the transferred songs and when I put it back in, it now has a dashed circle next to it and won't play. I have rebooted both computer and IPod.Any suggestions?

OK, just got off with Apple Support. One of the songs I added to ITunes somehow corrupted during the add. After that, no more songs will download. I had to delete all songs off my IPod and then readd them. Downloads all working now with no problems.
A BIG THANKS TO APPLE SUPPORT!

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
iTunes 11 for Windows: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12313
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I have songs that show up on my daughter's device, that come up grey with the dashed circle, and cannot be deleted.
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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I also have three songs with this circle, BUT:
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* iTunes was installed freshly (before that I had removed all Apple Folders from ProgramData, AppData/Local/Roaming)
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