Some Albums on iTunes separate into one album for each song on iPod

Some of my albums, imported from CD's, show up properly on iTunes. After the sync, each song in the album shows up on the iPod Touch as a separate album with the one song. All the songs on the album are "ticked" in the iTunes list before the sync.

See http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp
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    Sorry to say but these Accounts cannot be merged...
    From Here   http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37
    I have multiple Apple IDs. Is there a way for me to merge them into a single Apple ID?
    Apple IDs cannot be merged. You should use your preferred Apple ID from now on, but you can still access your purchased items such as music, movies, or software using your other Apple IDs.

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    See:
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  • How do you merge multiple songs into one album?

    When I added a downloaded album to iTunes, it created one album for each track. How do I merge all of these albums/tracks into one album?

    Some albums will fracture into a million pieces if you have different artist names. How the columns are sorted can effect this.
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  • Accidentally dropped 600 songs into one album!!

    I have accidentally dropped 600 songs - all from different albums - into one album. The only remaining meta data for each song left is the name. Is there a program or way I can get the songs to be arranged at least roughly into there previous album folders? Or is the only solution to go through each song individuelly and change the meta data like album name/artist etc?
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    In iTunes an "album" is any collection of tracks with the same Album title and the same Album Artist, or Artist if Album Artist is blank, or for which Part of a compilation is true. This can be further complicated by inappropriate values in the various sort fields. See Grouping tracks into albums for more.
    tt2

  • HT2905 I have duplicate albums but no duplicate songs.  One song showing in one album, the restof the songs in a duplicate album.  How do I get them to merge into one album?

    I have duplicate albums but no duplicate songs.  One song showing in one album, the rest of the showing in a duplicate album.  Album, artist, genre all identical.  how can I get these albums to merge together into one album?

    Change the album title to AlbumX, apply, then change back to Album. Repeat as necessary.
    For deeper issues see Grouping tracks into albums.
    tt2

  • Songs in my Itunes show up as separate folders.  How do I combine them into one album?

    Songs in my Itunes show up as separate folders.  How do I combine them into one album?

    Is this one of those CDs where the main artist asks their friend to sing a song with them?
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  • ITunes merges unrelated songs into one album?

    Hey all, I've tried repeatedly to fix this problem and haven't had any luck. I recently added an album to iTunes (11.4) and the following things happened:
    1) Under "albums" view, each song from the album had its own separate entry in albums (same album art and title, several entries with one song each).
    2) After I repeatedly consolidated them into one album, they finally stayed together...
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    I've changed the tags back a dozen times. I've even used a program like TuneUp to do so automatically. Every time I do so it eventually changes back--I think the Awesome Mix category is saved into iCloud or something. Has anyone encountered this before and can they suggest any fixes? I am going nuts. These are awesome songs, but they don't belong in Awesome Mix.

    In iTunes an "album" is any collection of tracks with the same Album title and the same Album Artist, or Artist if Album Artist is blank, or for which Part of a compilation is true. This can be further complicated by inappropriate values in the various sort fields. See Grouping tracks into albums for more.
    tt2

  • HT1473 When downloading a CD album, if it contains different artists, the album is split up into separate albums/icons. How do I get all songs into one album (just like the original CD)?

    When downloading a CD album, if it contains different artists, the album is split up into separate albums/icons. How do I get all songs into one album (just like the original CD)?

    Generally, in iTunes, all you need to do is fill in an appropriate Album Artist to keep things together. For older iPods each track from the same album should have the same artist, or be marked as a compilation where appropriate. For iOS devices you may need to go to Settings > Music > Group By Album Artist > On.
    For more details see my article on Grouping Tracks Into Albums, in particular the topic One album, too many covers.
    tt2

  • Consolidating songs into one album using iTunes 12

    In earlier versions of iTunes I was able to dump songs into one album, but with the new iTunes 12.0.1.26 I cannot seem to get the songs into one album.  Anyone have any ideas.
    Thanks for your time.

    Hello there, jclove.
    When songs from the same album aren't grouped together in iTunes, the following Knowledge Base article helps provide some guidance on correcting that issue:
    Why aren't songs with the same album art grouped together? - Apple Support
    Although it may look different in iTunes 12, the functionality is still there, and can be changed.
    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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    Pedro.

  • HT1725 I have purchased and album and when it downloaded it came in the from of 16 separate single tracks how do I make it into one album ?

    I have purchased and album and when it downloaded it came in the form of 16 separate single tracks how do I make this into one album ?

    I'd report the problem to the iTunes Store.
    Log in to the Store. Click on "Account" in your Quick Links. When you're in your Account information screen, go down to Purchase History and click "See all".
    Find the items that are not playing properly. If you can't see "Report a Problem" next to the entries, click the "Report a problem" button. Now click the "Report a Problem" links next to the items.
    (Not entirely sure what happens after you click that link, but fingers crossed it should be relatively straightforward.)

  • I have photos I want to group together in one album, but can't do this because some may have the same number. How can I combine them all into one album?

    I have photos I want to group together in one album, but can't do this because some may have the same number. How can I combine them all into one album? I was trying to move several albums onto a USB drive and it stated all other files exist at this location.  They are pictures taken at different times and have the same number I guess.

    In iPhoto albums may contain photos with the same file name - iPhoto handles that just fine
    If you are exporting them to move somewhere else use the sequential file name feature of export to give each file a unique name
    LN

  • When I import a commercial CD itunes will create 2 identical albums and put all of the songs except one into one album and put the other song into the other album by it self. How can I combine them all into one album and why is itunes doing this?

    When I import a commerical CD Itunes will create 2 identical albums and put all of the songs except one into one album and put the other song into the second album that it created.  Why is itunes doing this and what can I do to combine them into one album?

    I found this to be somewhat helpful: Grouping Tracks into Albums
    What I did was to put in the same name for Album Artist in every track.  That seemed to do the trick (previously all those fields were empty).  It seems like a lot of work for a simple thing.
    iTunes knows (or should know) that these tracks were imported from one CD. So why is it relying on incomplete data from the gracenote database?

  • Why has iTunes seperated a album which I have copied over from my external hard drive into iTunes? How can you pull all the songs back together into one album again?

    Why has iTunes seperated a album into indevidual songs, which I have copied over from my external hard drive into iTunes? How can you pull all the songs back together into one album again?

    Steve MacGuire a.k.a. turingtest2 - iTunes & iPod Hints & Tips - Grouping Tracks Into Albums - http://www.samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp (older post on Apple Discussions http://discussions.apple.com/message/9910895)
    Quick answer:  Select all the tracks on the album, File > get info, and either give them all a single "album artist", or check the "compilation" flag (as in https://discussions.apple.com/message/17670085).
    If these are from multiple-CD sets you may also need to enter the appropriate information in the disc number fields.  If they are not a multiple CD set you still need to make sure the disc number fields are set correctly or all empty.

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