Uncovered is the sixth and final solo studio album from English singer-songwriter Steve Harley, released on 21 February 2020.

In June 2019, Harley spent a 10-day residency with engineer and co-producer Matt Butler at Rockfield Studios, where 12 tracks were recorded with a team of musicians made up of Martin Simpson, Oli Hayhurst, Cockney Rebel member Barry Wickens and Thomas Hooper.

[3][4] Harley, who had long been an admirer of his playing and songwriting, had wanted to work with Simpson and invited him to take part in the recording of Uncovered.

Butler recommended Hayhurst and Hooper after Harley expressed his desire to have some new musicians around to provide him with fresh inspiration.

[4] In August, backing vocals performed by Genevieve Sylva and Jenny Wallace were recorded for some of the tracks at Yellow Shark Studios in Cheltenham.

[4] Harley and Butler also travelled to Vosound Studios in Volendam to record a string quartet on a few tracks using arrangements composed by Thomas Tol.

[4] The songs on Uncovered were selected from those that Harley has performed and sung privately at home for many years and wished he had written.

[2] Harley told BBC Radio, "We went in with the best acoustic instruments money can buy, the best microphones, the best studio, the best recording equipment, the best musicians and the best engineer.

"[8][9] Speaking to Record Collector on Hot Chocolate's "Emma", Harley commented: "Around the time of my first hit, "Judy Teen", I saw Errol singing this on Top of the Pops.

"[14] Speaking to BBC Radio Solent, Harley added: "Errol was a great lyricist and this is a heartbreaking story.

[9] Harley told BBC Radio Cornwall of The Beatles' "I've Just Seen a Face": "It's pure Paul McCartney.

[13] Harley was introduced to the song through the Bob Dylan version, which appeared on the 1970 album Self Portrait: "Belle Isle touched me immediately.

I found an elderly Scottish gentleman in a pub in Scotland singing "Star of Belle Isle" with these two extra verses.

"[13] Harley also recorded the Frankie Valli/Walker Brothers song "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" for Uncovered but it was not included in the final track-listing.

[22] Delarre and Hayhurst later took over from Robbie Gladwell and Kuma Harada as the respective lead guitarist and bassist for Harley's rock band format (Cockney Rebel) beginning in December 2022.

[23] This continued for the April 2023 Benelux rock band shows, amid Gladwell's ongoing professional commitments which precluded his involvement in the tour, and Harada's March 2023 death, respectively.

[24] Upon its release, Paul Moody of Classic Rock described Uncovered as an "eclectic collection" and added: "Highlights include a rootsy rendition of the Stones' "Out of Time" and a poignant version of Bowie's "Absolute Beginners", but Harley's obvious love of the source material shines throughout.

"[25] Nick Dalton of Record Collector considered the album "a thing of great beauty", which contains "the air of the acoustic trio [Harley] often tours with" and "delicate, yet often driven versions of favourite songs".

Smith also praised the album's "simplicity" and Harley's vocals for "convey[ing] a real sense of emotion and drama".