'' 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 ) . In New Zealand it reached No . 27 . The album 's title is in " reference to the amount of time he spends in hotels . " 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 ) . The album was certified gold in Australia . 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 "
ARIA Music Awards of 1994
ARIA Music Awards of 1994
The Lobbyist