"I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" is a 1987 single by Tanya Tucker

Tanya Tucker

Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...

 with Paul Davis

Paul Davis (singer)

Paul Lavon Davis was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his radio hits and solo career which started worldwide in 1970. His career encompassed soul, country and pop music...

 & Paul Overstreet

Paul Overstreet

Paul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...

. The single went to number one for one week and spent fifteen weeks on the country chart.

Written by Overstreet and Don Schlitz

Don Schlitz

Donald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...

, "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" showcases three examples of servitude and gratitude, and the receiver -- a man devoted to his wife, a mother raising her son, and a Christian deeply committed to serving God -- seeking a way to repay the giver. Each one responds with the song's title line, the lesson being that love is worth more than the riches, comforts and treasures of the world.

The first verse (about the married couple) was sung by Davis, the second verse (about the mother-son relationship) by Tucker, and the final verse (the Christian) by Overstreet.

Chart performance

Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10