How to make an album?

Mac
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I always try to make an album of various songs, and then put it as 1 album in my iPhone. But when I upload the album, all the songs are completely distributed in my library as individual songs. How can I fix this so that all songs remain in the album?

2

Fill the fields ALBUMARTIST, ARTIST, ALBUM, TITLE and perhaps TRACK

3

What music player app are you using, and how are you transferring these files to your iPhone?

Most apps will use the tags that @ohrenkino shared above as a baseline. Some are folder/filename based. The answers to these questions will determine how to proceed.

4

ohrenkino, thank you for your quick response. But I already use the fields you suggested.

5

ALBUMARTIST and ALBUM should have the same data in all files, e.g
ALBUMARTIST: Various
ALBUM: Favourites

6

MotleyG, I use the default player of my iPhone X and I transfer the albums to my iPhone with CopyTrans Manager.

7

I do exactly what you advise, but it makes no difference. The individual songs are still spread throughout my library and not placed in 1 album.

8

So you have several albums called "Favourites" with the ALBUMARTIST "Various"?

Perhaps setting COMPILATION to "1" helps.

9

No, I don't have any album with the same name. But I don't understand how to set the "compilation" setting to 1. Where can I find that? Ik heb even

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I've added a screenshot, maybe that will make it clearer.

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If you need COMPILATION more often, add a column in the file list or an element in the tag panel.
For the test purpose, use the quick&dirty solution:
Select all tracks of the album
Open the extended tags dialogue Alt-T
In that dialogue click on the "New" button.
Select as field: Compilation"
Enter as field: 1
Click all the OKs to save the modification.

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ohrenkino,I created the new field with the value "1" but I can't see it in my title bar so I can select it. What am I doing wrong?

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The field should have the name COMPILATION. I see COMPULATION in the screenshot.
I refer to this field:

See the documentation also on the customization of file list and tag panel:

(Customization = add Compilation in file list and/or tag panel)

13

Unfortunately, still no extra field with "Compilation" but the idea that a unique field can be used is included. I've now used the "Disknumber" field to give it a common denominator "1" in this case, and guess what. It works :-} now all tracks are placed in 1 and the same album. Ohrenkino I would like to thank you kindly for your patience and effort you have taken to help me. Thanks again.