When importing cds on i tunes its splits up albums problem solved

after weeks of importing my various artists cds to itunes it was driving me mad that it was splitting them up,so after a lot of trial and error i have now solved the problem.1st under edit on the top menu on the itunes main screen select prefrences then under the general tab where it says when you insert a cd select show cd and tick the other 2 boxes as well then click ok.now insert your cd that you want to import into i tunes then wait for the list to appear on your screen,but do not click import yet.Then on the top track of the cd list right click and select get info then on the other box that appears click info then put a tick in the box that says part of a compilation,then do this for the whole list of that cd.now you can click import and it will now import that cd all into 1 albumno more split albums.this will also work for albums by the same artist but with other singers on it.i have now imported all my various artist cds onto i tunes with no problems at all.i haope this helps you out

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