 "Stop Breakin' Down Blues" (along with "Love in Vain") was the subject of a lawsuit regarding the copyright for the song.In 2000, the court held that the songs were not in the public domain and that legal title belonged to the Estate of Robert Johnson and its successors.Lucinda Williams recorded "Stop Breakin' Down" in 1979 for her first professional release, "Ramblin'", a blues cover album (which also includes two more Robert Johnson songs, "Ramblin' on My Mind" and "Malted Milk Blues").