Complex sentence: When the song was first issued to radio in the summer of 1973, the song caught some initial positive buzz mainly from the Supremes' R&B fan base and the group performed it to a receptive audience on "Soul Train".
Split into simpler sentences: When the song was first issued to radio in the summer of 1973, the song caught some initial positive buzz mainly from the Supremes' R&B fan base. The group performed it to a receptive audience on "Soul Train".