Playlist track order mixed up on iPhone

Some of my playlists are not keeping the proper order on my iPhone (and also on an old iPhone I am now using as an iPod - both running iOS5).  The tracks are in the correct order on my computer.  I've tried deleting the playlist from my iPhone and then reloading it.  Same result.  I've also completely deleted the playlist from by computer and then recreated it, reloaded it on the iPhone and the order is still wrong!  It is only happening on some playlists but I can find no reason for it!  Anybody else experiencing this?

Just found and succesfully used the following workaround provided by Zeno Popovici in another thread ( https://discussions.apple.com/message/16370330#16370330 ):
Add "Playlist is Music" to smart playlists. Make sure to select "Copy to play order" from Contextual Menu.
This workaround did the job for me, but it requires that the playlist has "Match ALL (not ANY) of the following rules" checked. I did not have to remove and reload music from my iPhone 4. Weird bug!

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