The Lobbyist

The Lobbyist
Studio album by
Diesel
Released9 August 1993 (1993-08-09)
Recorded
  • October 1992
  • February 1993
  • February 1993
Studio
GenreHard rock, acoustic
Length47:53
LabelEMI
ProducerDiesel, Don Gehman
Diesel chronology
Hepfidelity
(1992) 		The Lobbyist
(1993) 		Solid State Rhyme
(1994)
Singles from The Lobbyist
  1. "Never Miss Your Water"
    Released: July 1993
  2. "Masterplan"
    Released: October 1993
  3. "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
    Released: January 1994

The Lobbyist is the third studio album by American-Australian hard rocker Diesel. It features twelve tracks: four live, five acoustic, and three studio recordings. The album was released on 9 August 1993 via EMI Records and was co-produced by Diesel with Don Gehman. It peaked at No. one on the ARIA Albums Chart and followed directly after his previous number-one album, Hepfidelity (1992).[1] In New Zealand it reached No. 27.[2] The album's title is in "reference to the amount of time he spends in hotels."[3]

Three singles were released from the album: "Never Miss Your Water" (July 1993), "Masterplan" (October) and "I've Been Loving You Too Long" (January 1994).[1] The album was certified gold in Australia.[4] At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994 Diesel won Best Male Artist for the second of three times in a row. He was also nominated for Album of the Year for The Lobbyist and Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Producer of the Year for "Never Miss Your Water" – the latter nomination also covered his work on "Masterplan" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long".[5]

The three studio tracks on The Lobbyist were added to the 1993 European release of Hepfidelity.

  1. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Diesel". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Diesel". New Zealand charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ Leedham, Nicole (1 December 1994). "Good Times: Just a Soul Man". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 777. p. 25 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1994". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 November 2016.