Joey Lawrence, Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix | 1 Hit WONDERful

In the 40^th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we highlight “Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix” performed by Joey Lawrence.

[nx_dropcap]I[/nx_dropcap]t only takes ONE hit to solidify a musical legacy 💯! On 1 Hit WONDERful, we highlight songs that were the SOLE hit by a given musician.  It is possible that the artists appearing on this list earned a minor hit or two, BUT for the most part, that ONE hit earned them recognition. So, in the 40^th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we dive into “Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix”, the one-hit wonder by Joey Lawrence.

[nx_pullquote]“I know it’s crazy / Living in the world these days / But if you take me by the hand /… There’s nothin’ my love can’t fix for ya, baby.”[/nx_pullquote] Joey Lawrence, more like, Joey F🤬cking Lawrence, what a heartthrob! Admit it, boys and girls, you had a crush on him, or, at a minimum, you were envious of his dashing looks.  As a middle-aged man (b. 1976), Joey’s still got it.  That is not the point of this article, of course, but transparency is important, and Joey was the sugar, honey, iced tea. Well, in many ways… looks, acting, etc. His musical career was not one of them.  Lawrence released his self-titled debut album in 1993. His sole top 40 hit was “Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix”, which peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Only one other song from the album would chart, “Stay Forever”, peaking modestly at number 52.

“Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix” was written by Lawrence, Eric Beall, and Alexandra Forbes.  Beall, Forbes, Tony Peluso, and Steve Barri produced it. The sound is R&B-infused teen pop. There are New Jack Swing vibes in full swing, idiomatic of the era. Matthew Lawrence brings lots of personality, playfulness, vocal runs, and some schmaltzy spoken word moments.  Matters of the teen heart are in full force.  “Why is my baby blue? / Can’t see the colors of a sunny day?” he asks early on.  Reasonably, Joey admits, “Oh, I’m not denying / There’s a time for crying / Just tell me why you look so sad tonight.”  Aww! Later, he tells his baby, “I’ll take you up so high / You’ll start forgetting you were ever down / Kisses will dry your eyes / This is the way to turn your world around.” Also, young Joey informs us, “Love is the glue that binds us / When we get lost it finds us, yeah.” What more can be said about Joey Lawrence’s “Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix” than WHOA!