How to Find a CD by Track
Surfing the Internet is a great way to find new music by bands and musicians unknown to you. Once you find a new song you love, chances are you'd like to hear more from that artist. Finding the album that features that song may seem like a challenge. Fortunately, it's easy to learn how to find the CD from which an audio track came with just a few mouse clicks.
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Instructions
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Use FindTheCD.com
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Open the website at http://www.findthecd.com.
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Enter the name of the song into the "Track" field, then enter the name of the artist (if you know it) into the "Artist" field.
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Click the "Search" button.
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Search through the list of possible albums until you find the one for which you are looking.
Use Amazon.com
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Open the site at http://www.amazon.com.
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Pull down the menu next to "Search" at the top of the Amazon site, then choose "Music."
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Click inside the empty field to the right of the Search term you have chosen ("Music") and enter the name of the song for which you are searching.
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Click "Go" to the right of the search field you have just entered.
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Peruse the possible albums that might contain your song until you find a likely candidate, then click on the album artwork to see the tracks on the album. You may listen to tracks on the album to verify that it is the correct album with the version of the song you want.
Use the iTunes Store
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Open iTunes. If you do not have the iTunes software, you can download it for free at http://www.apple.com/itunes/download.
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Click on the iTunes Store link in the far left pane of the iTunes window.
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Enter the name of the audio track into the "Search Store" field in the upper right corner of the window, then press the "Enter" button on your keyboard.
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Peruse the possible albums from which the track might have come, then click on a likely suspect.
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Listen to the song on the album you have chosen to make sure it is the same version of the same song.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't limit your search to the Internet. If you still cannot find the album that contains the song, call a local independent record store and ask someone there for help. The music knowledge of workers in record stores tends to be vast, plus they can access their own search engines and inventory lists to find the album for which you are looking. Most are eager to help, especially if you end up going to their store to buy the album.
