IPod Songs Not the Same as ITunes

On my ITunes Library, I have several albums that I downloaded from CDs. When I sync my IPod, an album will appear, but only one song from the album is listed. The other seven are not to be found. Why don't all of the songs come up when I search for the album on my IPod. They are on the album when I search for the title in Itunes. Please advise. Thanks

Hi, welcome to Apple Discussions.
See my article on Grouping Tracks Into Albums, in particular the topic Missing Artist or Album not with others by same artist.
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