Open itunes to populate this list in iPhoto

IOS 10.10 yosemite
Iphoto 9.5.1
iTunes 12.0.1.26
My problem is when i open my iPhoto and pick the song for my slide show, it show "open iTunes to populate this list" on the iTunes selection.
I have tried deleting the iTunes library xml file and creating a new playlist to create back a new library file but i still can't link my iTunes library file to my iPhoto.
I have no problem at all before i upgrade my mac to yosemite.
Please help!

I have this exact same problem! Did you resolve it at all? I did not have this problem before the Yosemite upgrade.

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moontroll wrote:
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moontroll wrote:
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