My iPhone will not play some albums I have purchased on it

I have purchased songs and albums on my iPhone, they have transferred to my computer and my ipad but I cannot play them on my iphone. When I click the album it goes through all the songs to try and play them and then goes back to my music menu.
it is getting very annoying because i have paid for them but cannot play any of them!

Hey xyznz,
First, try force closing the music app, which you can find out how to do here:
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
If that doesn't resolve the issue, try deleting and re-downloading the song:
Delete a song from iPhone: In Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete.
via: iPhone User Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
And if that doesn't work, I would reset the device:
Resetting your device
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button together for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
via: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
And if none of that resolves the issue then I would backup the device to iTunes and restore it:
iOS: How to back up and restore your content
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
Hope that helps,
David

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