Jelly Bean :: Android 4.1.1 - Playing Music Files In Order

I've come to the conclusion, after trying several different file managers, music players and playlist organisers, that it simply isn't possible to choose the order in which music will be played. I have two folders of mp3 files, both of which contain track numbers on every file, but, when I try to create a playlist, it just ignores the track numbers and plays the files in alphabetical order. I have read several files explaining how to edit the order of a playlist all of which refer to options which don't exist on my phone.

It's running android 4.1.1

This seems such a basic requirement for a music player that it seems impossible that it's been overlooked and yet that seems to be the case.