Yes, there is a better work-around than I first realized. What I recently learned is that, every time Rhythmbox starts running, it checks the date-modified of every track and compares it to the date of its database. If the track has been updated, it reads the metadata from the track and updates its database. So, you can use a music tagging program (I like EasyTag) to change a track's metadata and then the changes will show up in Rhythmbox when you restart it. I've done this successfully a number of times. In the past, I've somehow gotten Rhythmbox's database hopelessly corrupted, so I don't entirely trust it, but this procedure has worked fine. It would be more convenient, though, to be able to make changes directly in Rhythmbox. On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 2:50 AM, gcincilla