Not Authorized to Sync some songs

Whenever I sync my iPhone all but 13 songs get sync'ed. The message says some of the items were not copied because this computer is not authorized. I followed directions that said to got to "STORE" and authorize this computer but that didn't work. To be clear the iPhone is new and the carrier is also new. This problem pre-dates the iPhone and started when I got a new computer.
So, I have a new computer (6 months)
new carrier, 2 weeks
new device (iPhone) 1 week

Diane,
I may have had another ID when I first started using iTunes - I just can't remember - I'll try to narrow it down using the smart playlist that you have suggested. As I'm thinking, I wonder if a disk that my daughter created for me a few years ago as a birthday gift (Dad's Mix) contained music that she had purchased with her account ID on iTunes, could be the culprit. Anyway, as I said, I'll try to whittle it down to isolate the songs that are generating the message. Thanks.

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