iTunes split my album when importing from CD

[MacAndy74]

This is quite annoying. I was importing a CD into my iTunes collection. It's 1 album, yet it appears as about 4 different separate pieces of music in iTunes.

Just wondering, is there a way to change this behavior in iTunes?

 

[c-Row]

Select all four separate albums and set the Album (!) Artist to Eminem.

 

[MacAndy74]

Select all four separate albums and set the Album (!) Artist to Eminem.

That's a great tip, thanks a lot!!

 

[Jolly Jimmy]

You may find it useful to put the featured artists with the song name when removing them from the artist field.

 

[Galley]

You may find it useful to put the featured artists with the song name when removing them from the artist field.

That's not necessary if you're using the Album Artist field properly.

 

[sbking]

I always tag them like this to prevent this

Song Title (feat. Artist) - Main Artist

It also makes scrolling through artists (on my iPod) easier, I hate having Artist feat. Artist everywhere while scrolling artists.

 

[Jolly Jimmy]

That's not necessary if you're using the Album Artist field properly.

That's another way. But I wouldn't say there is a proper way to use the Album artist field. Personally I don't use it at all. I have my own "proper" way to sort my music.

 

[c-Row]

You may find it useful to put the featured artists with the song name when removing them from the artist field.

That's how I do it as well. Artist selection doesn't get overcrowded, but a search still brings up all songs featuring the artist I searched for. I mainly use the Album Artist field for artist compilations which include tracks by other bands featuring the artist in question (Delerium on a Sarah McLachlan Best Of for example).

 

[Galley]

The Grid View in iTunes 8 uses the Album Artist field.