I'm going mad!Can't dictate album track order!

Dear all,
I hope somebody can help! I have downloaded mp3s (not from the iTunes store, sorry Apple!) and added them to my library no problems. However, the tracks for an album are in alphabetical order and I'd very much like to have them in the order they appear on the album, but for the life of me I can't! I'm not too computer savvy (and new to macs) so please bear with me! I have managed to create a playlist with the correct track order, but when I drag that to my iPod, it bloomin' well puts them into alphabetical order again! Aargh!
A pint is in order for anybody who can help and make it to Leeds!
Kind Regards,
Gavin
P.S.
I was under the impression that all this new fangled technology was supposed to be super simple, but there sems to be an awful lot of confused and frustrated people in this forum. I think I've come to the right place

To set the correct track order:
Select all songs of the same album and Get Info (command-I)
Fill in the total number of tracks at 'Track Number'.
Click OK
Then:
Select a song and Get Info (command-I).
Select the Info tab and fill in the track number at 'Track Number'.
You can move to the next song by clicking on the Next button (command-N)
Navigate to the previous song by clicking the Previous button (command-P)
Hope this helps.
M
17' iMac fp 800 MHz 768 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.3.9) Several ext. HD (backup and data)

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