Cannot add lyrics to AAC files on SMB share

A really odd behavior. I cannot add lyrics to AAC files living on an SMB-mounted share that holds all of my songs. It works for MP3s, but whenever I add lyrics and press OK, or use an automatic lyric finding script, the pasted lyrics disappear. I know that the share is not write protected, and neither are the songs in question. I have no trouble adding new songs to that same volume.
Any help or idea what to check for would be greatly appreciated.

I'm sortof figuring that but I can always hope - I just wish I could find some solid documentation that says yes/no... and I haven't been able to.....

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