Itunes - iphone - failing to transfer previously deleted albums. Why?

Iphone 4. Itunes 10.
Mac OS X.
I transfer an album to my iphone via itunes.
I disconnect my iphone from my computer properly.
I delete the album from my phone - via my phone. Why? I'm working on an album and I've realised a few tracks are not the most up to date ones.
I reconnect the iphone to my computer and try to transfer the album once again to my iphone again via itunes.
IT DOESN'T TRANSFER.
NOT UNTIL I RENAME THE ENTIRE ALBUM / ARTIST, PUT IT INTO A NEW PLAYLIST AND TRANSFER THE PLAYLIST.
ie, I have to trick itunes / iphone into thinking it is NOT the album I previously deleted from my phone.
Or, I have to "SYNCH" the whole damned thing after selecting the album in my "SYNCH" settings.
Why???? Why, once an album is deleted, do I have to go through all this rigmarole to get the thing back on my iphone?

Hello Atlaz, Welcome to discussions.
Is there any other troubleshooting you have personally done other then attempting to sync an App one direction to the next? But have to download it to each location.
Have you tried Deauthorizing and Reauthorizing iTunes store account?
About iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

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