Itunes ipod tranfer of songs rearranges song order. How do I correct this

why are the songs in every album I transfer from my itunes to my ipod reorganized to be in alphabetical order?

See my previous post on Grouping Tracks Into Albums, in particular the topics Use an album friendly view and Tracks out of sequence.
When you say the songs are listed alphabetically is this when looking at the iPod while connected to iTunes, in the iPods Cover Flow, Album & Artist Menus or within your playlists. If a playlist is showing up in the wrong order, arrange it iTunes the way you want, then right/option-click on the playlist title and click on Copy To Play Order.
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See my previous post on Grouping Tracks Into Albums, in particular the topics Use an album friendly view and Tracks out of sequence.
When you say the songs are listed alphabetically is this when looking at the iPod while connected to iTunes, in the iPods Cover Flow, Album & Artist Menus or within your playlists. If a playlist is showing up in the wrong order, arrange it iTunes the way you want, then right/option-click on the playlist title and click on Copy To Play Order.
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Hello DrJMDDC,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1923
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