Covers, Vol. 2 is her last album from Viva Records Corporation[6][7] after eight years with five full-length studio albums, four movie soundtracks, one live album, one extended play, and two compilation albums. This album also marked for her 20th anniversary in Philippine showbiz.
Most of the songs were personally handpicked by Velasquez herself together with her sisters Cacai Velasquez-Mitra, also her manager and Diane Velasquez-Roque[8] who is also her associate producer for this album. All of the international songs were presented with new arrangements in various musical genres.[4] The album was produced by Velasquez with Raul Mitra and co-produced by South Border's Jay Durias. According to Velasquez, it was her most ambitious album to date because of innovative arrangements done with the songs[9] but less expensive project than its predecessor, Covers, Vol. 1.[4]
Covers, Vol. 2 received generally positive reviews from music critics. Edgar Cruz of Buzzstation from the Daily Tribune wrote that Velasquez did a good job with the album stating "she gives them her own twists, which invigorate the highly textured songs with a feel and flavor entirely its own."[10] While Ruel J. Mendoza of Manila Standard gave the album a favorable review.[11] He also praised the album's arrangers, producers and musicians for re-inventing the arrangements of the cover songs. Veronica R. Samio of Pilipino Star Ngayon appreciated the style that Velasquez did with the original songs like "Blue Suede Shoes" making it a bluesyimprovisation and Paula Abdul's pop "Straight Up" to a jazz repertoire.[12]
