How do I move a song that didn't go into the compilation album?

I have gone into the info about the song and changed the info about sorting/grouping but it still won't move into the album. How do I do that?

Hi blossom a,
You have the right idea, great job so far. Sometimes, iTunes may separate songs based on the data stored within the file:
There are three reasons why songs from the same album may not be grouped together
- The album names of the songs may differ slightly
- The songs from the same album may have different artists
- Not all songs in the album have the same "Album Artist" assigned to it
I imagine that there is a peice of the "Get Info" screen that we are missing, maybe the "Part of a compilation" checkbox on the Info tab? The following article may provide a resolution to your issue.:
Why aren't songs with the same album art grouped together?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1468
Thanks,
Matt M.

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