For ten years starting in 1998, Hudson was the primary driving force as producer and composer behind Ringo Starr's continued career as a recording artist. In that endeavor, Hudson produced or co-produced nine albums for Starr. There were five studio albums: "Vertical Man" (1998), "I Wanna Be Santa Claus" (1999), "Ringo Rama" (2003), "Choose Love" (2005) and "Liverpool 8" (2008). Three live albums were also released during this relationship: "VH1 Storytellers" (1998), "Ringo Starr and Friends" (2006) and ' (2007). The ninth album – a compilation album ' – included remixes of thirteen tracks originally produced by Hudson and Starr. It was nominated for "Best Surround Sound Album" in the 51st annual Grammy Awards for the year 2007–2008.