Why are so many of my songs greyed out in iTunes Match

Paid for iTunes Match with almost 1400 songs in library.  Only 815 were "matched"  even though other songs from same album were greyed out and can't be played.   WHY?????????

Try posting in the iTunes Match forum, you'll probably find more knowledgeable folks there.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/itunes/itunes_match

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