Front Row combining iPhoto albums when it shouldn't

So my iPhoto library is organised with plenty of albums, smart albums and folder trees.
I have a folder tree for pictures of my art and another for pictures of other people's art.
When I have iPhoto display a slideshow there's no problems (so far). Yet when I have Front Row display the 'Lego' album in my friend Lucy's art folder, it displays every image in every album titled 'Lego', regardless of which folder tree those albums live in.
I believe I have Front Row 1.3.1; I'm running Tiger and haven't declined any updates. I've tried repairing permissions to no avail.

Yet when I have Front Row display the 'Lego' album in my friend Lucy's art folder, it displays every image in every album titled 'Lego', regardless of which folder tree those albums live in.
Is the "Lego" album in Lucy's folder a "smart" album? If so, I would be curious to know what happens if you change the rules for that folder, run Front Row to test and then change the rules back. It sounds like a smart albums that isn't following the settings correctly.
-Doug

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There is currently another active topic about this exact subject going on here:
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