I Won't Take Less Than Your Love

"I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis & Overstreet. It was released in October 1987 as the second single from the album Love Me Like You Used To. The single went to number one for one week and spent fifteen weeks on the country chart.^[1]

"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 grateful 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
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 358.
↑ "Tanya Tucker – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Tanya Tucker.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star" by Merle Haggard	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single February 27, 1988	Succeeded by "Face to Face" by Alabama

Tanya Tucker

Studio albums	Delta Dawn What's Your Mama's Name Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) Tanya Tucker Lovin' and Learnin' Here's Some Love Ridin' Rainbows You Are So Beautiful TNT Tear Me Apart Dreamlovers Should I Do It Changes Girls Like Me Love Me Like You Used To Strong Enough to Bend Tennessee Woman What Do I Do with Me Can't Run from Yourself Soon Fire to Fire Complicated Tanya My Turn

Compilation and live albums	Tanya Tucker's Greatest Hits The Best of Tanya Tucker Live Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Encore Greatest Hits 1990–1992 Love Songs 20 Greatest Hits 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection Live at Billy Bob's Texas 16 Biggest Hits The Definitive Collection

Notable singles	"Delta Dawn" "Love's the Answer" "What's Your Mama's Name" "Blood Red and Goin' Down" "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)" "The Man That Turned My Mama On" "Lizzie and the Rainman" "San Antonio Stroll" "Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You" "You've Got Me to Hold On To" "Here's Some Love" "It's a Cowboy Lovin' Night" "You Are So Beautiful" "Texas (When I Die)" "Pecos Promenade" "Dream Lover" "Can I See You Tonight" "Feel Right" "Baby I'm Yours" "One Love at a Time" "Just Another Love" "I'll Come Back as Another Woman" "It's Only Over for You" "Love Me Like You Used To" "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" (with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet) "If It Don't Come Easy" "Strong Enough to Bend" "Highway Robbery" "Call on Me" "My Arms Stay Open All Night" "Walking Shoes" "Don't Go Out" (with T. Graham Brown) "It Won't Be Me" "Oh What It Did to Me" "Down to My Last Teardrop" "(Without You) What Do I Do with Me" "Some Kind of Trouble" "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight" "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" "It's a Little Too Late" "Tell Me About It" "Soon" "We Don't Have to Do This" "Hangin' In" "You Just Watch Me" "Between the Two of Them" "Find Out What's Happenin'" "Little Things" "A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be"

Related articles	Albums discography Singles discography Columbia Records MCA Records Capitol Records Liberty Records LaCosta "Leave Them Boys Alone"

Paul Davis

Studio albums	Cool Night

Singles	"A Little Bit of Soap" "I Go Crazy" "Sweet Life" "Cool Night" "'65 Love Affair" "Love or Let Me Be Lonely"

Related articles	"You're Still New to Me" "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love"

Book:Paul Davis

Paul Overstreet

Studio albums	Sowin' Love Heroes Love Is Strong

Notable singles	"Love Helps Those" "Sowin' Love" "All the Fun" "Seein' My Father in Me" "Richest Man on Earth" "Daddy's Come Around" "Heroes" "Ball and Chain" "If I Could Bottle This Up" "Me and My Baby"

Guest singles	"I Won't Take Less Than Your Love"

Other singles	"You Can't Stop Love" "Baby's Got a New Baby"

Related articles	Chord Overstreet S-K-O MTM Records RCA Records

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