ITunes 9.03 won't burn more than 2 songs to a disc

I like to compile my own play lists and then burn them to CD for the car. Usually 8 - 12 tracks, but iTunes tells me this needs multiple discs when burning to CD (800mb capacity) - for any play list that contains more than 2 tracks. It will then proceed to burn multiple disks with 2 tracks on the first disc, then only one on the follow up discs.
I thought perhaps it was because they contained protected files, so removed them, but the problem persists. In fact the problem is from any source, iTunes purchased music or that I have loaded in from purchased CD's.
Does anyone have a work around or a clue as to whether Apple is fixing this?
Thanks

Thanks for your comments. I have had very good luck in burning many audiobooks with iTunes.I called Apple requesting help with the problem. The technician's conclusion was that there may be an equipment problem which might be fixed if I were to take my computer into an Apple store for evaluation. This seemed to have about the same level of certainty as winning the lottery. Like the thread, you forwarded, I have access to a newer computer with the current version of iTunes. That works well for burning audiobooks.
My current hypothesis is that since, my current MacPro is pretty long in the tooth and is not compatible with Mountain Lion, burried withingin the lastest update of iTunes is some coding that makes a call to parts that are necessary to support Mountain Lion. This doesn't mean that a computer has to be running Mountain Lion, but that it has to be capable of running Mountain Lion. I should note that the burn feature of iTunes is the only problem that I am having with my MacPro.
Thanks again..

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