Washes Whiter Than is the third studio album by the Christian rock band Petra.

Part of the reason for this is that the group wanted to get away from the controversy surrounding the hard rock style of their earlier releases.

The softer material on this record achieved greater airplay on Christian radio stations than had their previous albums.

Musician Rob Frazier, who later went on to have a solo career, is also featured as lead vocalist in several of the songs, as well as playing most of the instrumentation together with founder Bob Hartman.

The songs "(Couldn't Find Love) Without You" and "Magic Words" were cut from this edition to save space.