ITunes Library search won't find song actually in library

i have the problem with iTunes 7.5 it won't find some of the songs in my library when i search them. i can see them in the library, but when i type a word from artist or album it won's show anything.
any ideas?
also, why doesn't the album cover change per song i listen? it only shows the selected item, other words, the song which i last looked at.
thanks.

sorry, found the answer in another topic. next to the search bar is magnifying glass and there you can select what to search. somehow mine ended up on songs only... thanks

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