sentence: released in 2013 , the real thing was well received by critics and featured an all-star lineup of cameos including grammy-nominated vocalist wayna , dj kid koala , butterscotch ( from america 's got talent ) , guitarist chris bruce ( me’shell ndegeocello , india.arie , seal , sheryl crow ) , and bassist dan lutz ( sheila e . , bebe winans , gladys knight , jonathan butler ) .