Complex sentence: From copy posted at Houston praised Parton for writing a beautiful song, and Parton thanked Houston for bringing her song to a wider audience, making her a great deal of money in royalties in the process.
Split into simpler sentences: From copy posted at Houston praised Parton for writing a beautiful song. In return, Parton thanked Houston for bringing her song to a wider audience and increasing the amount of royalties for her song in the process.