[All Platforms][Playlists] Display current playlist with song

If you are in a playlist(IE not currently saved usually found through discover) there should be a easy way to go back to that playlist without hitting the back button a bunch of times.

Updated: 2015-07-01Hello!
On which platform are you on?
On desktop you can simply click on the album art in the bottom left to get to that playlist.
On Android and iOS you should be able to click on the top bar in the Now Playing View to get to the playlist.
Does that solve your request? :)

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{application process "iTunes" of application "System Events", {minimum value:missing value, orientation:missing value, position:{0, 0}, class:window, role description:"fenêtre standard", accessibility description:missing value, focused:false, title:"iTunes", size:{1440, 900}, value:missing value, help:missing value, enabled:missing value, maximum value:missing value, role:"AXWindow", entire contents:{}, subrole:"AXStandardWindow", selected:missing value, name:"iTunes", description:"fenêtre standard"}, {button 12 of window "iTunes" of application process "iTunes" of application "System Events"}}
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thanks again! But I stay in touch in case you're curious about the result you asked me to post.

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