Properly numbered tracks still play out of order

Here's a strange one:
iTunes has stopped playing songs on albums in their proper order. This, despite the fact that I did a "Get Info" on the tracks and determined that they all have the proper "X of Y" numbering sequence, and that the album name is the same from one track to the next (no extra spaces, typos, etc.).
And what's really weird is that the tracks are listed in their proper order when I select the "Album" view in iTunes.
Nevertheless, when I play the album, they skip around, as though there was some mysterious "shuffle songs within album" setting. (Is there?)

That could be it. I'm away for the weekend and not near the computer on which I keep my iTunes library. I'll check on Monday, and if that's it, I'll be sure to mark your answer as "solved."
Thanks for the pointer!

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... if you think that Apple should be paid 30.00 for answering a question that would take about 30 seconds of phone time, then you obviously work for Apple.
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