Like the first album, it included material which had been recorded by the monks some years previously.

In the nineteenth century the French monks of Solesmes Abbey played a part in the reestablishment of Santo Domingo de Silos after the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal.

The Solesmes style of singing plainsong has influenced the Spanish monks.

[2] However, by the time Chant II was released the monks of Silos had eclipsed their rivals in terms of sales.

AllMusic gave Chant II a poorer rating than the first album, because of inferior sound quality.